Amphibians and Reptiles of Jones County, NC

Alligators
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis 6 2019-09-13
Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 5 2017-09-20
Brimley's Chorus Frog Pseudacris brimleyi 1 2009-02-02
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 2 2009-08-02
Eastern Narrowmouth Toad Gastrophryne carolinensis 2 2011-05-02
Eastern Spadefoot Scaphiopus holbrookii 2 2019-06-01
Fowler's Toad Bufo fowleri 8 2013-09-20
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 3 2015-09-01
Green Treefrog Hyla cinerea 2 2012-07-15
Little Grass Frog Pseudacris ocularis 1 2009-05-21
Northern Cricket Frog Acris crepitans 1 2013-09-20
Pine Woods Treefrog Hyla femoralis 6 2013-09-21
Southern Cricket Frog Acris gryllus 5 2017-02-08
Southern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephala 7 2017-08-03
Southern Toad Bufo terrestris 8 2015-05-21
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 2 2010-03-12
Squirrel Treefrog Hyla squirella 3 2013-03-01
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps 1 2010-05-22
Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus 1 2015-06-23
Eastern Glass Lizard Ophisaurus ventralis 13 2021-05-24
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 2 2013-08-18
Green Anole Anolis carolinensis 14 2019-07-03
Ground Skink Scincella lateralis 1 2017-01-16
Southeastern Five-lined Skink Eumeces inexpectatus 1 2018-04-13
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Atlantic Coast Slimy Salamander Plethodon chlorobryonis 17 2018-04-17
Chamberlain's Dwarf Salamander Eurycea chamberlaini 3 2019-02-27
Lesser Siren Siren intermedia 1 2010-08-08
Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum 10 2023-02-26
Neuse River Waterdog Necturus lewisi 2 2019-02-26
Southern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea cirrigera 5 2022-01-26
Two-toed Amphiuma Amphiuma means 1 2018-04-17
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Banded Watersnake Nerodia fasciata 11 2021-04-11
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 2 2009-08-17
Brown Watersnake Nerodia taxispilota 13 2022-01-24
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 8 2022-04-23
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 28 2021-11-11
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata 15 2021-07-13
Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus 18 2022-04-28
Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platirhinos 7 2016-11-02
Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula 15 2023-03-09
Eastern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus 6 2020-05-16
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 4 2014-05-16
Glossy Crayfish Snake Regina rigida 4 2016-09-06
Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster 4 2021-04-29
Mud Snake Farancia abacura 5 2020-08-20
Pigmy Rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius 2 2020-03-20
Pine Woods Snake Rhadinaea flavilata 4 2021-09-11
Racer Coluber constrictor 20 2021-11-11
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 23 2022-05-19
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 9 2021-11-11
Redbelly Watersnake Nerodia erythrogaster 17 2021-05-29
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 5 2014-05-16
Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus 26 2022-04-23
Scarlet kingsnake Lampropeltis elapsoides 3 2016-06-15
Smooth Earth Snake Virginia valeriae 2 2021-11-11
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 19 2022-08-31
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 16 2022-11-06
Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum 12 2021-05-27
Slider Trachemys scripta 9 2020-07-16
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 6 2019-03-03
Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata 19 2021-05-01
Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus 4 2017-10-25
Striped Mud Turtle Kinosternon baurii 2 2017-09-05