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 9 2020-03-28
American Toad Bufo americanus 23 2020-03-28
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 45 2019-06-08
Fowler's Toad Bufo fowleri 2 2018-08-25
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 18 2020-04-21
Pickerel Frog Rana palustris 12 2019-08-24
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 6 2018-10-16
Squirrel Treefrog Hyla squirella 1 2016-07-09
Wood Frog Rana sylvatica 22 2020-03-28
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 9 2020-04-24
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 15 2019-08-29
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 21 2020-03-17
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 39 2020-03-25
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 8 2020-04-24
Ocoee Salamander Desmognathus ocoee 6 2020-04-13
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 23 2020-05-05
Seal Salamander Desmognathus monticola 7 2019-05-05
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 31 2019-10-24
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 4 2020-09-20
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 21 2019-10-28
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 15 2017-08-19
Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platirhinos 1 1996-06-15
Eastern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus 1 2013-05-21
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 1 2013-07-01
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 13 2020-03-28
Racer Coluber constrictor 8 2017-05-02
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 33 2019-10-15
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 1 1989-08-20
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 17 2020-04-13
Scarlet Kingsnake/Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum 9 2019-06-12
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 40 2020-09-24
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 65 2020-10-12
Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta 10 2017-09-13
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 10 2020-06-06
Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus 3 2017-04-11