Amphibians and Reptiles of Dare County, NC

Alligators
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis 8 2018-05-22
Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 12 2018-10-07
American Toad Bufo americanus 4 2018-07-16
Brimley's Chorus Frog Pseudacris brimleyi 2 2001-02-25
Carpenter Frog Rana virgatipes 10 2014-05-04
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 6 2011-06-15
Eastern Narrowmouth Toad Gastrophryne carolinensis 6 2018-09-09
Eastern Spadefoot Scaphiopus holbrookii 6 2020-02-06
Fowler's Toad Bufo fowleri 7 2019-08-29
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 21 2018-07-16
Green Treefrog Hyla cinerea 36 2019-09-28
Oak Toad Bufo quercicus 2 2016-06-07
Pickerel Frog Rana palustris 1 2018-09-03
Pine Woods Treefrog Hyla femoralis 9 2012-09-22
Southern Cricket Frog Acris gryllus 26 2016-06-07
Southern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephala 27 2018-10-09
Southern Toad Bufo terrestris 12 2018-07-10
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 7 2001-04-27
Squirrel Treefrog Hyla squirella 28 2019-06-03
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps 1 2015-04-02
Eastern Glass Lizard Ophisaurus ventralis 11 2019-03-31
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 2 2018-07-17
Green Anole Anolis carolinensis 23 2019-11-07
Ground Skink Scincella lateralis 7 2018-06-07
Six-lined Racerunner Aspidoscelis sexlineatus 15 2019-06-06
Southeastern Five-lined Skink Eumeces inexpectatus 5 2019-06-01
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Atlantic Coast Slimy Salamander Plethodon chlorobryonis 6 2018-02-15
Many-lined Salamander Stereochilus marginatus 1 2011-02-09
Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum 7 2018-10-15
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 2 2012-10-14
Two-toed Amphiuma Amphiuma means 5 2018-07-14
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Banded Watersnake Nerodia fasciata 24 2019-10-13
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 14 2018-10-09
Brown Watersnake Nerodia taxispilota 8 2019-08-17
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 4 2019-08-19
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 12 2019-06-08
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata 9 2019-04-26
Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus 49 2019-10-07
Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platirhinos 8 2017-05-17
Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula 16 2019-06-12
Eastern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus 16 2019-08-08
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 3 2018-03-25
Glossy Crayfish Snake Regina rigida 2 2011-11-21
Mud Snake Farancia abacura 5 2018-09-08
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 20 2019-10-13
Racer Coluber constrictor 34 2019-11-07
Rainbow Snake Farancia erytrogramma 5 2018-10-09
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 12 2019-08-26
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 1 2015-04-02
Redbelly Watersnake Nerodia erythrogaster 16 2019-10-13
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 1 2017-09-30
Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus 15 2019-08-08
Scarlet Kingsnake/Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum 1 1996-05-21
Scarlet Snake Cemophora coccinea 1 2018-05-02
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 30 2019-09-08
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Cooter Pseudemys floridana 2 2011-04-24
Diamondback Terrapin Malaclemys terrapin 18 2019-08-30
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 27 2019-09-27
Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum 5 2019-06-12
Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas 1 2014-07-18
Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Lepidochelys kempii 1 2017-04-19
Leatherback Sea Turtle Dermochelys coriacea 10 2018-05-31
Loggerhead Sea Turtle Caretta caretta 7 2018-10-06
Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta 16 2019-05-17
Red-bellied Turtle Pseudemys rubriventris 17 2019-05-17
River Cooter Pseudemys concinna 1 2014-05-04
Slider Trachemys scripta 76 2019-05-31
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 36 2019-09-10
Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata 16 2018-04-10
Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus 3 2018-05-22
Striped Mud Turtle Kinosternon baurii 3 2014-08-15