Amphibians and Reptiles of Henderson County, NC

Alligators
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis 25 2019-05-29
Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 11 2022-07-05
American Toad Bufo americanus 26 2022-09-11
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 54 2022-10-10
Fowler's Toad Bufo fowleri 2 2018-08-25
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 27 2022-07-05
Pickerel Frog Rana palustris 15 2022-08-13
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 6 2018-10-16
Squirrel Treefrog Hyla squirella 1 2016-07-09
Wood Frog Rana sylvatica 23 2021-12-18
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps 2 2018-05-19
Coal Skink Eumeces anthracinus 3 2018-09-04
Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus 10 2022-08-10
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 18 2022-07-04
Ground Skink Scincella lateralis 3 2018-10-19
Southeastern Five-lined Skink Eumeces inexpectatus 1 2017-05-27
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Black-bellied Salamander Desmognathus quadramaculatus 6 2018-03-10
Blue Ridge Gray-cheeked Salamander Plethodon amplus 24 2022-11-05
Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander Eurycea wilderae 6 2016-11-04
Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander Desmognathus carolinensis 3 2010-07-26
Flatwoods Salamander Ambystoma cingulatum 120 2015-03-31
Four-toed Salamander Hemidactylium scutatum 2 2020-03-03
Green Salamander Aneides aeneus 40 2021-12-18
Mole Salamander Ambystoma talpoideum 1 2013-06-15
Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus 1 2013-06-15
Northern Gray-cheeked Salamander Plethodon montanus 1 2019-08-16
Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber 9 2021-05-29
Ocoee Salamander Desmognathus ocoee 6 2020-04-13
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 34 2022-09-12
Seal Salamander Desmognathus monticola 9 2022-11-05
South Mountain Gray-cheeked Salamander Plethodon meridianus 1 2020-11-01
Southern Appalachian Salamander Plethodon teyahalee 4 2020-02-26
Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander Plethodon metcalfi 13 2019-10-11
Southern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon serratus 1 2013-06-15
Southern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea cirrigera 2 2015-10-10
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum 8 2020-03-29
Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus 5 2019-05-05
Three-lined Salamander Eurycea guttolineata 4 2020-04-13
White-spotted Slimy Salamander Plethodon cylindraceus 14 2019-08-24
Yonahlossee Salamander Plethodon yonahlossee 37 2022-11-05
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 5 2022-07-14
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 29 2022-09-09
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 17 2022-10-14
Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platirhinos 1 1996-06-15
Eastern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus 1 2013-05-21
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 2 2021-09-12
Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum 10 2021-05-24
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 18 2022-08-11
Racer Coluber constrictor 8 2017-05-02
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 37 2022-08-17
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 1 1989-08-20
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 20 2022-06-04
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 99 2022-08-27
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 74 2022-10-13
Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta 11 2022-08-31
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 10 2020-06-06
Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus 4 2021-05-27