Amphibians and Reptiles of Jackson County, NC

Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 26 2024-05-01
American Toad Bufo americanus 13 2026-04-17
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 5 2025-07-18
Fowler's Toad Bufo fowleri 5 2025-07-09
Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor 2 2014-05-31
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 7 2024-04-25
Southern Toad Bufo terrestris 1 2012-04-07
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 29 2026-02-20
Upland Chorus Frog Pseudacris feriarum 1 2023-04-09
Wood Frog Rana sylvatica 38 2026-02-28
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps 2 2025-04-19
Coal Skink Eumeces anthracinus 2 2020-04-25
Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus 6 2025-04-19
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 9 2026-04-20
Green Anole Anolis carolinensis 1 2011-03-11
Six-lined Racerunner Aspidoscelis sexlineatus 1 2018-04-20
Southeastern Five-lined Skink Eumeces inexpectatus 2 2017-05-01
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Black-bellied Salamander Desmognathus quadramaculatus 40 2024-09-07
Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander Eurycea wilderae 32 2026-04-26
Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander Desmognathus carolinensis 3 2026-04-23
Chattahoochee Slimy Salamander Plethodon chattahoochee 1 2024-04-29
Eastern Hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis 2 2012-06-10
Eastern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon cinereus 1 2021-05-02
Green Salamander Aneides aeneus 4 2003-03-27
Imitator Salamander Desmognathus imitator 6 2025-09-27
Jordan's Salamander Plethodon jordani 1 2021-07-07
Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum 1 2002-09-25
Mole Salamander Ambystoma talpoideum 1 2014-04-24
Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus 20 2026-04-23
Northern Gray-cheeked Salamander Plethodon montanus 1 2025-07-19
Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber 7 2024-04-09
Ocoee Salamander Desmognathus ocoee 81 2026-04-23
Pigmy Salamander Desmognathus wrighti 2 2025-07-19
Red-legged Salamander Plethodon shermani 2 2021-07-07
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 28 2026-03-08
Santeetlah Dusky Salamander Desmognathus santeetlah 12 2025-10-25
Seal Salamander Desmognathus monticola 78 2026-04-26
Seepage Salamander Desmognathus aeneus 1 2025-04-21
Shovel-nosed Salamander Desmognathus marmoratus 6 2024-02-27
Southern Appalachian Salamander Plethodon teyahalee 46 2026-04-26
Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander Plethodon metcalfi 45 2026-03-08
Southern Ravine Salamander Plethodon richmondi 1 2024-04-29
Southern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon serratus 25 2026-03-05
Southern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea cirrigera 1 2024-05-20
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum 18 2026-03-08
Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus 6 2026-02-20
Three-lined Salamander Eurycea guttolineata 2 2025-07-04
White-spotted Slimy Salamander Plethodon cylindraceus 1 2014-05-06
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 8 2025-05-17
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 14 2025-07-19
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 5 2024-09-06
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata 5 2026-04-23
Eastern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus 1 2014-05-30
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 1 2009-04-15
Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum 2 2025-08-29
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 9 2025-04-26
Queen Snake Regina septemvittata 2 2017-05-28
Racer Coluber constrictor 7 2026-04-13
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 8 2020-09-14
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 16 2025-08-02
Smooth Earth Snake Virginia valeriae 1 2018-04-20
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 67 2026-06-07
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 15 2024-09-19
Slider Trachemys scripta 2 2020-05-27
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 5 2020-04-27
Spiny Softshell Apalone spinifera 1 2023-09-05