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 231 2021-07-22
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 101 2021-07-21
Eastern Narrowmouth Toad Gastrophryne carolinensis 12 2021-05-28
Eastern Spadefoot Scaphiopus holbrookii 53 2022-03-16
Fowler's Toad Bufo fowleri 96 2021-09-11
Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor 3 2017-10-01
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 66 2022-06-05
Green Treefrog Hyla cinerea 111 2022-05-27
Northern Cricket Frog Acris crepitans 98 2021-10-02
Pickerel Frog Rana palustris 78 2021-09-25
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 83 2022-03-16
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 30 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 14 2022-03-16
Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum 84 2022-02-27
Mole Salamander Ambystoma talpoideum 1 2014-06-17
Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus 9 2021-12-29
Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber 3 2019-06-18
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 65 2022-05-27
Southern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea cirrigera 27 2022-01-02
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum 227 2022-03-16
Three-lined Salamander Eurycea guttolineata 12 2022-03-27
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 103 2022-03-18
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 29 2021-08-05
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 69 2022-06-24
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata 1 2008-07-30
Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platirhinos 5 2021-05-18
Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula 3 2015-06-14
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 110 2021-08-21
Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster 11 2021-05-26
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 46 2021-10-02
Queen Snake Regina septemvittata 16 2022-06-19
Racer Coluber constrictor 42 2020-06-05
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 87 2022-06-05
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 15 2021-04-08
Redbelly Watersnake Nerodia erythrogaster 3 2017-03-26
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 31 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 269 2022-06-23
Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum 1 2011-04-10
Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta 39 2018-06-02
River Cooter Pseudemys concinna 4 2022-02-11
Slider Trachemys scripta 60 2021-06-02
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 26 2021-05-20
Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus 56 2022-06-09