Amphibians and Reptiles of Clay County, NC

Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 2 2017-04-02
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 1 2015-10-02
Pickerel Frog Rana palustris 1 2015-10-02
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 6 2017-04-02
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus 2 2016-07-24
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 2 2017-04-15
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Black-bellied Salamander Desmognathus quadramaculatus 8 2019-10-12
Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander Eurycea wilderae 5 2019-10-12
Jordan's Salamander Plethodon jordani 1 2017-07-12
Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber 5 2017-07-13
Ocoee Salamander Desmognathus ocoee 14 2019-10-12
Pigmy Salamander Desmognathus wrighti 1 2010-05-25
Red-legged Salamander Plethodon shermani 17 2021-07-24
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 3 2017-04-02
Seal Salamander Desmognathus monticola 7 2021-07-11
Seepage Salamander Desmognathus aeneus 2 2010-06-04
Shovel-nosed Salamander Desmognathus marmoratus 3 2017-04-15
Southern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon serratus 1 2010-06-04
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum 3 2008-04-30
Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus 7 2019-10-12
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 1 2017-04-15
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 1 2015-08-15
Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster 1 2021-10-13
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 6 2022-06-20
Racer Coluber constrictor 2 2017-04-02
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 1 2017-04-02
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 2 2022-06-20
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 12 2022-08-27
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 3 2022-05-26
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 1 2008-04-30