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 11 2020-09-22
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 6 2011-06-15
Eastern Narrowmouth Toad Gastrophryne carolinensis 6 2018-09-09
Eastern Spadefoot Scaphiopus holbrookii 7 2021-02-28
Fowler's Toad Bufo fowleri 7 2019-08-29
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 22 2020-06-20
Green Treefrog Hyla cinerea 42 2020-09-25
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 28 2020-06-20
Southern Toad Bufo terrestris 13 2020-10-04
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 7 2001-04-27
Squirrel Treefrog Hyla squirella 32 2020-09-01
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps 1 2015-04-02
Eastern Glass Lizard Ophisaurus ventralis 14 2020-07-11
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 2 2018-07-17
Green Anole Anolis carolinensis 24 2020-05-07
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 6 2020-06-01
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Banded Watersnake Nerodia fasciata 24 2019-10-13
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 15 2018-10-09
Brown Watersnake Nerodia taxispilota 9 2020-07-07
Carolina Swamp Snake Seminatrix pygaea 1 2020-06-09
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 5 2020-08-11
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 12 2019-06-08
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata 12 2020-06-05
Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus 51 2020-07-13
Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platirhinos 13 2020-10-24
Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula 17 2020-04-14
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 27 2020-09-21
Racer Coluber constrictor 38 2020-09-24
Rainbow Snake Farancia erytrogramma 5 2018-10-09
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 17 2020-09-19
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 1 2015-04-02
Redbelly Watersnake Nerodia erythrogaster 19 2020-10-02
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 1 2017-09-30
Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus 17 2020-09-16
Scarlet Kingsnake/Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum 1 1996-05-21
Scarlet Snake Cemophora coccinea 1 2018-05-02
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 36 2020-09-14
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Cooter Pseudemys floridana 2 2011-04-24
Diamondback Terrapin Malaclemys terrapin 19 2020-06-02
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 37 2020-12-10
Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum 8 2020-06-14
Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas 5 2020-10-28
Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Lepidochelys kempii 2 2020-10-29
Leatherback Sea Turtle Dermochelys coriacea 11 2019-07-27
Loggerhead Sea Turtle Caretta caretta 10 2020-06-29
Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta 17 2020-05-03
Red-bellied Turtle Pseudemys rubriventris 17 2019-05-17
River Cooter Pseudemys concinna 1 2014-05-04
Slider Trachemys scripta 85 2021-04-10
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 42 2020-09-11
Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata 16 2018-04-10
Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus 4 2020-06-10
Striped Mud Turtle Kinosternon baurii 3 2014-08-15