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 5 2015-04-13
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus 1 2014-08-07
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 Red-backed Salamander Plethodon cinereus 3 2019-04-19
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 9 2020-08-08
Yonahlossee Salamander Plethodon yonahlossee 9 2020-08-08
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 4 2014-08-14
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 1 2012-09-08
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 5 2014-09-15