Amphibians and Reptiles of Pender County, NC

Alligators
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis 15 2020-05-10
Frogs
Lizards
Salamanders
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Banded Watersnake Nerodia fasciata 207 2023-09-11
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 7 2023-10-06
Brown Watersnake Nerodia taxispilota 42 2022-07-09
Carolina Swamp Snake Seminatrix pygaea 26 2023-04-28
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 61 2023-10-10
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 296 2023-10-26
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata 120 2023-10-03
Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus 82 2023-08-26
Eastern Coachwhip Masticophis flagellum 26 2023-07-01
Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platirhinos 20 2022-10-15
Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula 63 2021-09-09
Eastern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus 38 2021-09-19
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 16 2020-06-04
Glossy Crayfish Snake Regina rigida 37 2021-06-30
Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum 1 2007-03-03
Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster 34 2023-04-05
Mud Snake Farancia abacura 39 2023-09-10
Pigmy Rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius 62 2023-09-28
Pine Woods Snake Rhadinaea flavilata 17 2023-05-22
Racer Coluber constrictor 323 2023-10-16
Rainbow Snake Farancia erytrogramma 6 2020-04-08
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 129 2023-09-12
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 53 2023-10-27
Redbelly Watersnake Nerodia erythrogaster 66 2023-10-27
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 21 2023-05-22
Rough Earth Snake Virginia striatula 13 2021-05-13
Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus 139 2023-10-16
Scarlet kingsnake Lampropeltis elapsoides 28 2023-06-02
Scarlet Snake Cemophora coccinea 54 2023-06-02
Smooth Earth Snake Virginia valeriae 19 2023-04-04
Southeastern Crowned Snake Tantilla coronata 55 2023-10-27
Southern Hognose Snake Heterodon simus 1 2017-10-07
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 80 2023-10-07
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Chicken Turtle Deirochelys reticularia 1 2017-02-22
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 134 2023-09-11
Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum 12 2018-10-25
River Cooter Pseudemys concinna 3 2022-04-28
Slider Trachemys scripta 30 2023-08-21
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 20 2023-10-13
Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata 22 2023-04-27
Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus 1 2016-06-03
Striped Mud Turtle Kinosternon baurii 14 2023-02-10