Amphibians and Reptiles of Jackson County, NC

Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 11 2020-04-10
American Toad Bufo americanus 9 2020-05-27
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 3 2018-07-03
Fowler's Toad Bufo fowleri 3 2017-04-02
Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor 2 2014-05-31
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 6 2022-04-12
Southern Toad Bufo terrestris 1 2012-04-07
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 23 2020-05-03
Wood Frog Rana sylvatica 25 2022-02-10
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 4 2020-06-06
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 31 2021-05-02
Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander Eurycea wilderae 18 2022-02-22
Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander Desmognathus carolinensis 2 2020-04-27
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
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 4 2020-04-14
Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber 4 2021-04-27
Ocoee Salamander Desmognathus ocoee 38 2021-05-02
Red-legged Salamander Plethodon shermani 2 2021-07-07
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 21 2020-04-05
Santeetlah Dusky Salamander Desmognathus santeetlah 5 2022-05-05
Seal Salamander Desmognathus monticola 40 2022-04-12
Shovel-nosed Salamander Desmognathus marmoratus 5 2021-04-27
Southern Appalachian Salamander Plethodon teyahalee 17 2021-05-02
Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander Plethodon metcalfi 12 2022-05-05
Southern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon serratus 15 2022-04-12
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum 8 2020-01-14
Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus 4 2022-04-17
White-spotted Slimy Salamander Plethodon cylindraceus 1 2014-05-06
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 6 2020-04-27
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 8 2021-07-07
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 1 2017-06-03
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata 3 2020-03-21
Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula 1 2019-07-20
Eastern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus 1 2014-05-30
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 1 2009-04-15
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 7 2020-05-27
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 6 2022-06-16
Smooth Earth Snake Virginia valeriae 1 2018-04-20
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 27 2022-08-24
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 10 2015-10-05
Slider Trachemys scripta 2 2020-05-27
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 5 2020-04-27