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 5 2020-03-17
Ornate Chorus Frog Pseudacris ornata 1 2019-04-29
Southern Toad Bufo terrestris 1 2012-04-07
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 22 2020-05-03
Wood Frog Rana sylvatica 22 2020-05-03
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 3 2019-04-11
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 3 2015-09-17
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 28 2020-04-28
Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander Eurycea wilderae 15 2019-03-23
Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander Desmognathus carolinensis 2 2020-04-27
Eastern Hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis 2 2012-06-10
Green Salamander Aneides aeneus 4 2003-03-27
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 3 2020-03-17
Ocoee Salamander Desmognathus ocoee 37 2020-04-28
Red-legged Salamander Plethodon shermani 1 2014-04-05
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 19 2020-01-11
Santeetlah Dusky Salamander Desmognathus santeetlah 3 2018-05-05
Seal Salamander Desmognathus monticola 34 2020-04-17
Shovel-nosed Salamander Desmognathus marmoratus 4 2016-04-23
Southern Appalachian Salamander Plethodon teyahalee 16 2020-04-14
Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander Plethodon metcalfi 10 2019-02-26
Southern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon serratus 9 2019-04-28
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum 8 2020-01-14
Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus 3 2016-03-16
White-spotted Slimy Salamander Plethodon cylindraceus 1 2014-05-06
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 5 2020-03-19
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 6 2020-04-04
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 6 2020-05-27
Queen Snake Regina septemvittata 2 2017-05-28
Racer Coluber constrictor 6 2020-04-25
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 7 2020-05-27
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 4 2019-04-28
Smooth Earth Snake Virginia valeriae 1 2018-04-20
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 1 2014-09-14
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 4 2020-03-19