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 12 2024-05-09
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 4 2024-04-29
Fowler's Toad Bufo fowleri 4 2024-05-01
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 26 2024-04-10
Upland Chorus Frog Pseudacris feriarum 1 2023-04-09
Wood Frog Rana sylvatica 28 2024-04-25
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps 1 2019-04-29
Coal Skink Eumeces anthracinus 2 2020-04-25
Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus 5 2021-03-12
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 5 2024-09-21
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 27 2024-09-01
Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander Desmognathus carolinensis 2 2020-04-27
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 2 2024-09-07
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 9 2023-05-01
Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber 7 2024-04-09
Ocoee Salamander Desmognathus ocoee 69 2024-10-19
Pigmy Salamander Desmognathus wrighti 1 2024-09-07
Red-legged Salamander Plethodon shermani 2 2021-07-07
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 21 2020-04-05
Santeetlah Dusky Salamander Desmognathus santeetlah 8 2024-09-07
Seal Salamander Desmognathus monticola 72 2024-09-01
Shovel-nosed Salamander Desmognathus marmoratus 6 2024-02-27
Southern Appalachian Salamander Plethodon teyahalee 42 2024-09-21
Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander Plethodon metcalfi 37 2024-09-21
Southern Ravine Salamander Plethodon richmondi 1 2024-04-29
Southern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon serratus 22 2024-05-12
Southern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea cirrigera 1 2024-05-20
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum 16 2024-04-25
Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus 4 2022-04-17
Three-lined Salamander Eurycea guttolineata 1 2023-04-23
White-spotted Slimy Salamander Plethodon cylindraceus 1 2014-05-06
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 7 2024-06-13
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 12 2024-09-19
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 5 2024-09-06
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata 3 2020-03-21
Eastern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus 1 2014-05-30
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 1 2009-04-15
Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum 1 2019-07-20
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 8 2024-05-01
Queen Snake Regina septemvittata 2 2017-05-28
Racer Coluber constrictor 6 2020-04-25
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 8 2020-09-14
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 11 2024-06-14
Smooth Earth Snake Virginia valeriae 1 2018-04-20
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 55 2024-09-21
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