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 79 2023-02-23
Southern Cricket Frog Acris gryllus 4 2021-03-29
Southern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephala 34 2022-07-13
Southern Toad Bufo terrestris 1 2018-08-31
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 84 2023-02-23
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 22 2022-08-12
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 5 2023-03-01
Eastern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon cinereus 4 2020-04-06
Flatwoods Salamander Ambystoma cingulatum 4 2014-06-19
Four-toed Salamander Hemidactylium scutatum 15 2022-11-10
Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum 88 2023-01-12
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 31 2023-01-12
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum 236 2023-02-27
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 2022-10-27
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 31 2022-09-10
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 71 2022-10-06
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 111 2022-09-22
Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster 12 2022-08-23
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 46 2021-10-02
Queen Snake Regina septemvittata 16 2022-06-19
Racer Coluber constrictor 43 2022-08-22
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 87 2022-06-05
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 16 2021-09-26
Redbelly Watersnake Nerodia erythrogaster 5 2022-09-05
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 33 2022-11-07
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 275 2022-09-10
Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum 1 2011-04-10
Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta 40 2022-09-22
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