Amphibians and Reptiles of Haywood County, NC

Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Toad Bufo americanus 6 2025-04-09
Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor 1 2013-07-04
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 1 2009-06-06
Squirrel Treefrog Hyla squirella 1 2019-08-14
Wood Frog Rana sylvatica 3 2022-02-03
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 1 2017-07-26
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Black-bellied Salamander Desmognathus quadramaculatus 6 2024-09-07
Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander Eurycea wilderae 10 2025-07-20
Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander Desmognathus carolinensis 1 2017-07-24
Eastern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon cinereus 2 2022-04-09
Imitator Salamander Desmognathus imitator 2 2025-07-20
Jordan's Salamander Plethodon jordani 9 2022-06-11
Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus 5 2025-10-14
Northern Gray-cheeked Salamander Plethodon montanus 2 2025-07-20
Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber 2 2022-06-07
Ocoee Salamander Desmognathus ocoee 6 2025-09-27
Pigmy Salamander Desmognathus wrighti 10 2025-09-27
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 3 2025-07-16
Seal Salamander Desmognathus monticola 6 2026-04-24
Shovel-nosed Salamander Desmognathus marmoratus 2 2024-09-07
Southern Appalachian Salamander Plethodon teyahalee 7 2022-06-12
Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander Plethodon metcalfi 21 2025-07-04
Southern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon serratus 5 2017-02-24
Southern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea cirrigera 1 2022-04-09
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum 4 2026-04-28
Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus 2 2026-06-21
Three-lined Salamander Eurycea guttolineata 2 2017-07-10
White-spotted Slimy Salamander Plethodon cylindraceus 1 2008-05-25
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 2 2015-08-12
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 11 2026-05-16
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 2 2026-06-25
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata 1 2017-10-20
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 1 2002-03-24
Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum 4 2022-05-12
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 2 2024-06-23
Racer Coluber constrictor 1 2022-06-12
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 2 2019-05-29
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 6 2022-05-12
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 90 2026-07-04
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 15 2026-07-13
Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta 1 2017-05-06
Slider Trachemys scripta 2 2026-05-25
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 3 2020-06-22
Spiny Softshell Apalone spinifera 1 2026-05-25