Amphibians and Reptiles of McDowell County, NC

Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 2 2019-03-17
American Toad Bufo americanus 6 2017-10-28
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 1 1990-08-11
Pickerel Frog Rana palustris 4 2025-03-14
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 3 2025-03-14
Upland Chorus Frog Pseudacris feriarum 1 2020-08-10
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Coal Skink Eumeces anthracinus 1 2010-05-16
Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus 4 2025-08-19
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Black-bellied Salamander Desmognathus quadramaculatus 2 2013-03-17
Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander Eurycea wilderae 10 2023-02-26
Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander Desmognathus carolinensis 4 2024-09-07
Eastern Mud Salamander Pseudotriton montanus 5 2019-02-28
Four-toed Salamander Hemidactylium scutatum 3 2018-12-20
Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum 2 2012-12-10
Mole Salamander Ambystoma talpoideum 1 2025-08-30
Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus 6 2018-12-20
Northern Gray-cheeked Salamander Plethodon montanus 1 2017-05-11
Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber 8 2024-09-07
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 4 2025-08-30
Seal Salamander Desmognathus monticola 9 2024-09-07
Shovel-nosed Salamander Desmognathus marmoratus 4 2025-08-30
Southern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea cirrigera 1 2022-09-17
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum 8 2025-03-14
Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus 7 2024-09-07
Tiger Salamander Ambystoma tigrinum 1 2012-09-22
White-spotted Slimy Salamander Plethodon cylindraceus 3 2024-09-08
Yonahlossee Salamander Plethodon yonahlossee 1 2024-09-08
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 2 2024-05-21
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 7 2016-04-05
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 5 2023-10-13
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 1 1994-08-13
Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum 8 2023-06-03
Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster 1 2022-08-18
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 3 2025-08-31
Racer Coluber constrictor 2 2022-05-30
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 8 2023-06-17
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 1 2015-09-13
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 2 2025-05-14
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 65 2025-09-01
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 23 2025-09-13
Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta 7 2019-03-17
River Cooter Pseudemys concinna 7 2024-05-15
Slider Trachemys scripta 1 2014-04-30
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 2 2022-06-03