Amphibians and Reptiles of Durham County, NC

Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 9 2024-02-26
American Toad Bufo americanus 22 2025-05-10
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 13 2023-11-21
Eastern Narrowmouth Toad Gastrophryne carolinensis 10 2023-06-04
Fowler's Toad Bufo fowleri 21 2025-08-28
Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor 1 2022-04-07
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 8 2021-10-02
Green Treefrog Hyla cinerea 29 2025-12-22
Northern Cricket Frog Acris crepitans 44 2025-09-10
Pickerel Frog Rana palustris 9 2025-05-22
Southern Chorus Frog Pseudacris nigrita 1 2008-06-11
Southern Cricket Frog Acris gryllus 1 2015-06-05
Southern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephala 9 2025-11-02
Southern Toad Bufo terrestris 1 2021-06-04
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 7 2024-02-28
Upland Chorus Frog Pseudacris feriarum 15 2025-03-13
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps 2 2021-04-30
Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus 13 2025-09-22
Eastern Glass Lizard Ophisaurus ventralis 1 2020-05-23
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 6 2025-04-03
Green Anole Anolis carolinensis 26 2025-11-03
Ground Skink Scincella lateralis 5 2020-04-02
Six-lined Racerunner Aspidoscelis sexlineatus 1 2008-07-16
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Atlantic Coast Slimy Salamander Plethodon chlorobryonis 1 2011-06-19
Eastern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon cinereus 34 2025-03-01
Four-toed Salamander Hemidactylium scutatum 4 2021-02-06
Mabee's Salamander Ambystoma mabeei 1 2011-06-19
Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum 77 2025-12-22
Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus 7 2025-05-22
Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber 2 2022-05-26
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 5 2024-10-19
Southern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea cirrigera 11 2025-06-16
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum 38 2024-02-17
Three-lined Salamander Eurycea guttolineata 4 2025-07-29
White-spotted Slimy Salamander Plethodon cylindraceus 16 2025-04-07
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Banded Watersnake Nerodia fasciata 1 2015-05-04
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 32 2025-07-23
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 20 2025-04-02
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 33 2025-10-04
Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platirhinos 2 2009-03-18
Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula 6 2025-04-27
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 47 2025-05-30
Glossy Crayfish Snake Regina rigida 1 2011-04-28
Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster 16 2023-05-16
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 29 2025-06-20
Queen Snake Regina septemvittata 19 2025-04-03
Racer Coluber constrictor 40 2025-10-04
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 45 2025-11-11
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 4 2025-06-28
Redbelly Watersnake Nerodia erythrogaster 21 2025-05-31
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 16 2025-04-07
Rough Earth Snake Virginia striatula 22 2025-06-28
Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus 24 2025-11-02
Smooth Earth Snake Virginia valeriae 12 2024-06-12
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 1 2024-04-27
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Cooter Pseudemys floridana 2 2017-10-14
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 182 2025-11-21
Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum 12 2025-05-22
Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta 9 2025-03-07
River Cooter Pseudemys concinna 5 2025-05-05
Slider Trachemys scripta 19 2025-05-21
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 14 2025-05-18
Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus 4 2024-05-01