Amphibians and Reptiles of Brunswick County, NC

Alligators
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis 42 2022-11-01
Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 5 2022-06-08
Barking Treefrog Hyla gratiosa 5 2020-05-08
Carolina Gopher Frog Rana capito 1 2015-03-05
Eastern Narrowmouth Toad Gastrophryne carolinensis 2 2008-07-21
Eastern Spadefoot Scaphiopus holbrookii 3 2022-09-14
Fowler's Toad Bufo fowleri 2 2015-06-29
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 2 2020-06-28
Green Treefrog Hyla cinerea 4 2015-05-07
Ornate Chorus Frog Pseudacris ornata 1 2019-02-11
Pickerel Frog Rana palustris 1 2015-05-07
Pine Woods Treefrog Hyla femoralis 5 2022-09-25
Southern Cricket Frog Acris gryllus 13 2021-10-10
Southern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephala 2 2021-09-04
Southern Toad Bufo terrestris 10 2023-07-20
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 1 2017-02-24
Squirrel Treefrog Hyla squirella 8 2023-06-01
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps 6 2023-05-23
Eastern Glass Lizard Ophisaurus ventralis 10 2022-10-27
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 5 2023-08-08
Green Anole Anolis carolinensis 32 2023-09-25
Ground Skink Scincella lateralis 4 2022-10-23
Six-lined Racerunner Aspidoscelis sexlineatus 23 2023-06-17
Southeastern Five-lined Skink Eumeces inexpectatus 10 2023-08-05
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Atlantic Coast Slimy Salamander Plethodon chlorobryonis 1 1995-04-02
Eastern Mud Salamander Pseudotriton montanus 1 2018-11-02
Four-toed Salamander Hemidactylium scutatum 1 2021-08-09
Many-lined Salamander Stereochilus marginatus 1 2009-09-23
Two-toed Amphiuma Amphiuma means 1 2021-08-12
White-spotted Slimy Salamander Plethodon cylindraceus 2 2015-10-06
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Banded Watersnake Nerodia fasciata 13 2023-07-14
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 1 1996-05-05
Brown Watersnake Nerodia taxispilota 6 2023-05-12
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 6 2023-05-12
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 26 2022-06-08
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata 12 2021-04-04
Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus 10 2019-09-21
Eastern Coachwhip Masticophis flagellum 5 2023-04-30
Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platirhinos 11 2023-05-08
Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula 13 2022-10-23
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 2 2012-03-30
Glossy Crayfish Snake Regina rigida 2 2019-09-25
Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster 1 2022-12-09
Mud Snake Farancia abacura 7 2020-08-04
Pigmy Rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius 1 2020-03-23
Pine Snake Pituophis melanoleucus 5 2022-10-18
Racer Coluber constrictor 57 2023-05-12
Rainbow Snake Farancia erytrogramma 1 2018-11-02
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 23 2022-05-11
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 6 2023-05-12
Redbelly Watersnake Nerodia erythrogaster 9 2023-07-14
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 2 2017-10-07
Rough Earth Snake Virginia striatula 1 1995-04-02
Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus 22 2023-06-17
Scarlet kingsnake Lampropeltis elapsoides 7 2022-03-08
Scarlet Snake Cemophora coccinea 16 2015-05-07
Southeastern Crowned Snake Tantilla coronata 2 2018-05-23
Southern Hognose Snake Heterodon simus 1 2009-10-14
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 59 2023-09-29
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Chicken Turtle Deirochelys reticularia 6 2021-03-05
Diamondback Terrapin Malaclemys terrapin 27 2019-05-11
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 14 2022-11-17
Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum 2 2009-03-29
Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas 1 2008-09-08
Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Lepidochelys kempii 1 2008-10-31
Leatherback Sea Turtle Dermochelys coriacea 3 2010-08-21
Loggerhead Sea Turtle Caretta caretta 16 2021-08-29
River Cooter Pseudemys concinna 3 2019-05-03
Slider Trachemys scripta 13 2015-05-07
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 3 2019-04-15
Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata 5 2023-04-06