Amphibians and Reptiles of Orange County, NC

Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 91 2021-05-26
American Toad Bufo americanus 230 2021-07-22
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 100 2021-05-10
Eastern Narrowmouth Toad Gastrophryne carolinensis 12 2021-05-28
Eastern Spadefoot Scaphiopus holbrookii 52 2020-09-25
Fowler's Toad Bufo fowleri 96 2021-09-11
Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor 3 2017-10-01
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 65 2021-07-21
Green Treefrog Hyla cinerea 110 2021-06-28
Northern Cricket Frog Acris crepitans 96 2021-04-07
Pickerel Frog Rana palustris 77 2021-07-21
Southern Cricket Frog Acris gryllus 4 2021-03-29
Southern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephala 33 2021-07-21
Southern Toad Bufo terrestris 1 2018-08-31
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 78 2021-03-18
Upland Chorus Frog Pseudacris feriarum 35 2021-03-10
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps 6 2021-05-09
Coal Skink Eumeces anthracinus 1 2017-05-05
Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus 21 2021-06-27
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 29 2021-05-09
Green Anole Anolis carolinensis 23 2021-06-12
Ground Skink Scincella lateralis 14 2021-04-14
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 9 2021-03-13
Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum 79 2021-04-08
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 63 2020-09-29
Southern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea cirrigera 21 2021-05-03
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum 202 2021-03-25
Three-lined Salamander Eurycea guttolineata 9 2020-10-08
White-spotted Slimy Salamander Plethodon cylindraceus 37 2021-05-28
Yonahlossee Salamander Plethodon yonahlossee 1 2020-09-04
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Banded Watersnake Nerodia fasciata 2 2019-04-21
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 99 2021-06-09
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 28 2021-06-02
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 67 2021-07-21
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 107 2021-05-23
Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster 11 2021-05-26
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 45 2021-06-24
Queen Snake Regina septemvittata 12 2021-04-14
Racer Coluber constrictor 42 2020-06-05
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 83 2021-06-05
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 15 2021-04-08
Redbelly Watersnake Nerodia erythrogaster 3 2017-03-26
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 30 2021-07-21
Rough Earth Snake Virginia striatula 1 2020-09-29
Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus 18 2020-10-01
Smooth Earth Snake Virginia valeriae 20 2021-04-10
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 253 2021-09-14
Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum 1 2011-04-10
Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta 39 2018-06-02
River Cooter Pseudemys concinna 3 2021-06-24
Slider Trachemys scripta 59 2020-06-06
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 26 2021-05-20
Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus 55 2021-06-12