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
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 2 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 15 2018-05-31
Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander Eurycea wilderae 6 2021-04-09
Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander Desmognathus carolinensis 5 2018-11-11
Eastern Hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis 1 2022-04-24
Eastern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon cinereus 3 2019-04-19
Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum 1 2022-04-24
Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus 3 2021-04-09
Northern Gray-cheeked Salamander Plethodon montanus 15 2020-08-08
Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber 2 2018-11-11
Pigmy Salamander Desmognathus wrighti 4 2021-04-09
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 2 2018-07-21
Seal Salamander Desmognathus monticola 7 2019-04-19
Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander Plethodon metcalfi 1 2008-05-06
Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus 9 2019-04-19
Weller's Salamander Plethodon welleri 9 2018-03-17
White-spotted Slimy Salamander Plethodon cylindraceus 10 2021-06-27
Yonahlossee Salamander Plethodon yonahlossee 10 2021-06-27
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 1 2018-05-31
Racer Coluber constrictor 1 2015-06-21
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 2 2018-05-31
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 5 2021-06-13
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 5 2021-09-05
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 7 2022-05-04