Amphibians and Reptiles of Mitchell County, NC

Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 2 2019-04-19
American Toad Bufo americanus 4 2018-05-30
Fowler's Toad Bufo fowleri 1 2025-07-05
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 1 2018-05-30
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 3 2018-05-31
Wood Frog Rana sylvatica 6 2021-06-27
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus 3 2021-06-13
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 1 2008-05-12
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Black-bellied Salamander Desmognathus quadramaculatus 4 2021-04-09
Blue Ridge Dusky Salamander Desmognathus orestes 34 2024-07-10
Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander Eurycea wilderae 11 2025-07-05
Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander Desmognathus carolinensis 6 2025-07-05
Eastern Hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis 1 2022-04-24
Eastern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon cinereus 4 2023-07-17
Long-tailed Salamander Eurycea longicauda 1 2024-04-03
Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum 1 2022-04-24
Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus 4 2025-07-05
Northern Gray-cheeked Salamander Plethodon montanus 38 2023-09-08
Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber 3 2018-11-11
Pigmy Salamander Desmognathus wrighti 4 2021-04-09
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 4 2024-07-10
Seal Salamander Desmognathus monticola 7 2019-04-19
Shovel-nosed Salamander Desmognathus marmoratus 1 2025-07-05
Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander Plethodon metcalfi 1 2008-05-06
Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus 9 2019-04-19
Weller's Salamander Plethodon welleri 12 2025-07-05
White-spotted Slimy Salamander Plethodon cylindraceus 14 2025-07-05
Yonahlossee Salamander Plethodon yonahlossee 12 2025-07-05
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 1 2018-05-31
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 3 2023-05-19
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 1 2016-04-24
Racer Coluber constrictor 2 2015-06-21
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 4 2018-05-31
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 8 2025-07-05
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 13 2025-06-16
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 7 2022-05-04
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 1 2015-05-31
Spiny Softshell Apalone spinifera 1 2023-07-02