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 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 28 2025-04-04
Upland Chorus Frog Pseudacris feriarum 1 2023-04-09
Wood Frog Rana sylvatica 31 2025-02-27
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 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 28 2025-02-08
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 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 13 2025-09-27
Northern Gray-cheeked Salamander Plethodon montanus 1 2025-07-19
Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber 7 2024-04-09
Ocoee Salamander Desmognathus ocoee 77 2025-07-19
Pigmy Salamander Desmognathus wrighti 2 2025-07-19
Red-legged Salamander Plethodon shermani 2 2021-07-07
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 25 2025-08-03
Santeetlah Dusky Salamander Desmognathus santeetlah 10 2025-09-27
Seal Salamander Desmognathus monticola 73 2025-09-27
Seepage Salamander Desmognathus aeneus 1 2025-04-21
Shovel-nosed Salamander Desmognathus marmoratus 6 2024-02-27
Southern Appalachian Salamander Plethodon teyahalee 43 2025-04-30
Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander Plethodon metcalfi 44 2025-07-04
Southern Ravine Salamander Plethodon richmondi 1 2024-04-29
Southern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon serratus 23 2025-09-28
Southern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea cirrigera 1 2024-05-20
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum 17 2025-02-27
Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus 4 2022-04-17
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 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 2 2025-08-29
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 9 2025-04-26
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 16 2025-08-02
Smooth Earth Snake Virginia valeriae 1 2018-04-20
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 66 2025-11-04
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