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 6 2023-07-11
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 51 2023-07-10
Blue Ridge Gray-cheeked Salamander Plethodon amplus 1 2018-07-17
Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander Eurycea wilderae 46 2023-07-02
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 26 2023-07-11
Ocoee Salamander Desmognathus ocoee 102 2023-07-12
Pigmy Salamander Desmognathus wrighti 12 2023-07-02
Red-legged Salamander Plethodon shermani 62 2023-07-12
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 13 2023-07-11
Seal Salamander Desmognathus monticola 31 2023-02-08
Seepage Salamander Desmognathus aeneus 11 2023-03-25
Shovel-nosed Salamander Desmognathus marmoratus 2 2023-05-29
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 8 2023-07-13
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum 10 2018-04-29
Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus 23 2023-07-23
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
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 1 2023-07-14
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 23 2023-07-11
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 5 2023-05-24
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata 1 2015-10-17
Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum 2 2019-09-07
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 7 2023-08-25
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 7 2023-07-21
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 1 1989-08-19
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 14 2023-07-11
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 42 2023-08-14
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 21 2023-07-23
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 2 2019-05-28