Amphibians and Reptiles of Burke County, NC

Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 4 2022-05-07
American Toad Bufo americanus 8 2022-08-03
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 3 2017-01-01
Pickerel Frog Rana palustris 1 2007-04-02
Southern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephala 2 1991-06-01
Wood Frog Rana sylvatica 3 1996-02-18
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps 3 2019-05-21
Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus 5 2019-11-06
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 4 2022-05-07
Green Anole Anolis carolinensis 1 2011-08-10
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Black-bellied Salamander Desmognathus quadramaculatus 3 2020-01-25
Blue Ridge Dusky Salamander Desmognathus orestes 2 2025-08-27
Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander Eurycea wilderae 9 2024-09-01
Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander Desmognathus carolinensis 2 2019-02-13
Eastern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon cinereus 8 2024-05-24
Four-toed Salamander Hemidactylium scutatum 1 2021-11-11
Jordan's Salamander Plethodon jordani 1 2011-10-14
Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus 29 2025-06-28
Northern Gray-cheeked Salamander Plethodon montanus 7 2020-08-22
Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber 2 2015-09-11
Ocoee Salamander Desmognathus ocoee 1 2020-01-25
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 1 1990-04-14
Seal Salamander Desmognathus monticola 8 2024-10-15
South Mountain Gray-cheeked Salamander Plethodon meridianus 11 2025-08-31
Southern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea cirrigera 5 2025-08-31
Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus 4 2025-08-31
Three-lined Salamander Eurycea guttolineata 8 2021-09-10
White-spotted Slimy Salamander Plethodon cylindraceus 10 2024-05-24
Yonahlossee Salamander Plethodon yonahlossee 3 2020-08-22
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Banded Watersnake Nerodia fasciata 1 2017-05-09
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 2 2009-08-24
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 8 2023-06-08
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata 5 2022-11-13
Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula 2 2017-08-25
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 12 2022-05-16
Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum 1 2025-09-20
Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster 7 2023-09-29
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 25 2024-04-24
Queen Snake Regina septemvittata 14 2019-05-21
Racer Coluber constrictor 7 2021-05-25
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 6 2023-06-27
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 1 2015-04-18
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 10 2024-05-24
Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus 1 2008-04-15
Scarlet kingsnake Lampropeltis elapsoides 1 2023-08-23
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 115 2025-09-22
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 20 2025-10-21
Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta 1 2007-04-02
Slider Trachemys scripta 1 1995-12-30
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 2 2022-06-11
Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus 1 2022-10-18