Amphibians and Reptiles of Macon County, NC

Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 2 2017-07-09
American Toad Bufo americanus 12 2021-08-20
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 3 2022-05-27
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 4 2018-04-29
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 6 2018-02-19
Wood Frog Rana sylvatica 6 2022-03-19
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus 5 2017-04-30
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 8 2022-07-12
Green Anole Anolis carolinensis 1 2010-06-10
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Black-bellied Salamander Desmognathus quadramaculatus 48 2023-02-26
Blue Ridge Gray-cheeked Salamander Plethodon amplus 1 2018-07-17
Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander Eurycea wilderae 45 2022-04-21
Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander Desmognathus carolinensis 2 2019-05-28
Chattahoochee Slimy Salamander Plethodon chattahoochee 2 2016-06-27
Eastern Hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis 3 2021-07-15
Four-toed Salamander Hemidactylium scutatum 2 2018-02-19
Green Salamander Aneides aeneus 3 2009-06-09
Jordan's Salamander Plethodon jordani 5 2021-07-13
Mole Salamander Ambystoma talpoideum 3 2018-02-19
Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus 1 2008-05-01
Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber 23 2021-07-12
Ocoee Salamander Desmognathus ocoee 91 2022-07-20
Pigmy Salamander Desmognathus wrighti 11 2022-07-12
Red-legged Salamander Plethodon shermani 51 2022-07-12
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 11 2021-08-20
Seal Salamander Desmognathus monticola 30 2022-04-21
Seepage Salamander Desmognathus aeneus 10 2022-03-21
Shovel-nosed Salamander Desmognathus marmoratus 1 2008-07-09
Southern Appalachian Salamander Plethodon teyahalee 12 2022-04-13
Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander Plethodon metcalfi 25 2022-07-14
Southern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon serratus 13 2023-02-26
Southern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea cirrigera 5 2022-07-14
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum 10 2018-04-29
Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus 22 2022-09-24
Three-lined Salamander Eurycea guttolineata 6 2022-04-21
White-spotted Slimy Salamander Plethodon cylindraceus 1 2017-07-10
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 16 2021-07-10
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 4 2022-06-01
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata 1 2015-10-17
Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum 2 2019-09-07
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 6 2021-08-21
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 6 2021-07-28
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 1 1989-08-19
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 12 2021-06-30
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 35 2022-08-24
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 19 2021-07-27
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 2 2019-05-28