Amphibians and Reptiles of Chatham County, NC

Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 6 2024-09-14
American Toad Bufo americanus 17 2025-09-10
Carolina Gopher Frog Rana capito 1 2025-10-07
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 25 2025-06-27
Eastern Narrowmouth Toad Gastrophryne carolinensis 8 2025-05-29
Eastern Spadefoot Scaphiopus holbrookii 1 2017-05-24
Fowler's Toad Bufo fowleri 29 2025-06-28
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 8 2024-03-06
Green Treefrog Hyla cinerea 19 2025-06-27
Northern Cricket Frog Acris crepitans 25 2025-06-12
Pickerel Frog Rana palustris 6 2025-09-13
Pine Woods Treefrog Hyla femoralis 8 2025-06-27
Southern Cricket Frog Acris gryllus 2 2020-07-15
Southern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephala 6 2025-11-09
Southern Toad Bufo terrestris 1 2025-05-01
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 1 2022-04-05
Squirrel Treefrog Hyla squirella 2 2025-05-06
Upland Chorus Frog Pseudacris feriarum 7 2024-01-27
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps 3 2025-04-24
Brown Anole Anolis sagrei 1 2020-04-28
Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus 11 2025-08-14
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 5 2025-04-29
Green Anole Anolis carolinensis 33 2025-11-13
Ground Skink Scincella lateralis 2 2021-04-02
Six-lined Racerunner Aspidoscelis sexlineatus 2 2024-07-27
Slender Glass Lizard Ophisaurus attenuatus 2 2021-06-09
Southeastern Five-lined Skink Eumeces inexpectatus 1 2025-04-01
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Chamberlain's Dwarf Salamander Eurycea chamberlaini 3 2025-04-05
Eastern Mud Salamander Pseudotriton montanus 2 2023-01-01
Eastern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon cinereus 7 2024-03-30
Flatwoods Salamander Ambystoma cingulatum 1 2014-05-05
Four-toed Salamander Hemidactylium scutatum 21 2024-12-29
Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum 65 2025-09-29
Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus 1 2018-12-22
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 16 2025-09-29
Southern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea cirrigera 18 2025-09-29
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum 25 2025-03-01
Three-lined Salamander Eurycea guttolineata 3 2025-03-19
White-spotted Slimy Salamander Plethodon cylindraceus 6 2024-04-15
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Banded Watersnake Nerodia fasciata 2 2016-05-04
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 26 2025-10-29
Brown Watersnake Nerodia taxispilota 4 2024-03-07
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 14 2025-10-22
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 22 2025-09-12
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata 1 2023-05-02
Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platirhinos 18 2025-04-13
Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula 15 2025-05-09
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 33 2025-11-02
Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster 4 2023-05-07
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 21 2025-10-22
Queen Snake Regina septemvittata 2 2018-08-05
Racer Coluber constrictor 26 2025-10-22
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 39 2025-11-07
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 13 2025-11-02
Redbelly Watersnake Nerodia erythrogaster 13 2025-10-15
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 7 2025-04-01
Rough Earth Snake Virginia striatula 2 2025-04-01
Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus 18 2025-09-14
Smooth Earth Snake Virginia valeriae 10 2025-06-18
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 119 2025-09-28
Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum 3 2025-05-03
Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta 15 2025-05-14
River Cooter Pseudemys concinna 3 2023-06-12
Slider Trachemys scripta 9 2025-07-21
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 14 2025-05-20
Spiny Softshell Apalone spinifera 3 2024-04-16
Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus 1 2023-09-10