Amphibians and Reptiles of Orange County, NC

Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 81 2020-03-27
American Toad Bufo americanus 182 2020-05-29
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 88 2020-05-31
Eastern Narrowmouth Toad Gastrophryne carolinensis 9 2018-09-20
Eastern Spadefoot Scaphiopus holbrookii 40 2019-07-23
Fowler's Toad Bufo fowleri 84 2020-05-31
Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor 3 2017-10-01
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 57 2020-04-03
Green Treefrog Hyla cinerea 77 2020-05-17
Northern Cricket Frog Acris crepitans 89 2020-05-17
Pickerel Frog Rana palustris 70 2019-07-21
Southern Cricket Frog Acris gryllus 3 2019-05-19
Southern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephala 27 2019-07-22
Southern Toad Bufo terrestris 1 2018-08-31
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 66 2019-07-24
Upland Chorus Frog Pseudacris feriarum 25 2020-02-06
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps 5 2020-05-08
Coal Skink Eumeces anthracinus 1 2017-05-05
Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus 19 2019-06-02
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 22 2020-05-08
Green Anole Anolis carolinensis 20 2020-05-08
Ground Skink Scincella lateralis 12 2020-05-16
Southeastern Five-lined Skink Eumeces inexpectatus 12 2019-06-28
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Eastern Mud Salamander Pseudotriton montanus 4 2017-01-21
Eastern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon cinereus 4 2020-04-06
Flatwoods Salamander Ambystoma cingulatum 4 2014-06-19
Four-toed Salamander Hemidactylium scutatum 5 2020-05-01
Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum 56 2018-12-20
Mole Salamander Ambystoma talpoideum 1 2014-06-17
Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus 6 2020-04-03
Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber 3 2019-06-18
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 58 2020-04-16
Southern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea cirrigera 20 2020-04-06
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum 170 2020-04-07
Three-lined Salamander Eurycea guttolineata 7 2020-03-24
White-spotted Slimy Salamander Plethodon cylindraceus 32 2020-03-27
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Banded Watersnake Nerodia fasciata 2 2019-04-21
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 82 2020-05-16
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 27 2020-04-03
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 58 2020-05-26
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata 1 2008-07-30
Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platirhinos 4 2019-10-13
Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula 3 2015-06-14
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 96 2020-05-16
Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster 9 2019-07-06
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 37 2020-06-01
Queen Snake Regina septemvittata 11 2020-05-17
Racer Coluber constrictor 39 2020-04-13
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 67 2020-03-21
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 12 2018-07-11
Redbelly Watersnake Nerodia erythrogaster 3 2017-03-26
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 26 2019-06-21
Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus 17 2020-02-18
Smooth Earth Snake Virginia valeriae 18 2019-06-18
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 199 2020-05-31
Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum 1 2011-04-10
Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta 39 2018-06-02
River Cooter Pseudemys concinna 2 2017-04-25
Slider Trachemys scripta 58 2019-06-30
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 23 2020-05-23
Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus 52 2018-05-11