Amphibians and Reptiles of Cherokee County, NC

Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 1 2015-03-12
American Toad Bufo americanus 13 2015-04-29
Fowler's Toad Bufo fowleri 3 2007-06-23
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 3 2016-03-22
Mountain Chorus Frog Pseudacris brachyphona 14 2015-03-25
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 16 2015-03-04
Wood Frog Rana sylvatica 2 2016-02-27
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps 2 2016-03-25
Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus 1 2023-03-03
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 1 2014-04-20
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Black-bellied Salamander Desmognathus quadramaculatus 2 2015-04-24
Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander Eurycea wilderae 2 2016-02-27
Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber 3 2021-03-21
Ocoee Salamander Desmognathus ocoee 3 2016-03-22
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 2 2015-04-29
Seal Salamander Desmognathus monticola 1 2015-04-22
Seepage Salamander Desmognathus aeneus 1 2016-02-28
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum 2 2008-05-02
Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus 1 2016-03-27
Three-lined Salamander Eurycea guttolineata 1 2015-04-29
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 2 2014-04-20
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 5 2022-07-27
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata 1 2023-05-15
Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum 1 2009-06-04
Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster 1 2021-12-28
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 3 2020-06-02
Racer Coluber constrictor 2 2015-04-22
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 6 2024-05-21
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 1 2008-05-02
Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus 1 2007-09-21
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 13 2025-08-11
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 23 2023-07-30