Amphibians and Reptiles of Richmond County, NC

Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 56 2018-03-01
American Toad Bufo americanus 2 2017-04-12
Barking Treefrog Hyla gratiosa 8 2021-06-07
Carpenter Frog Rana virgatipes 10 2019-10-26
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 22 2022-05-18
Eastern Narrowmouth Toad Gastrophryne carolinensis 18 2018-06-30
Eastern Spadefoot Scaphiopus holbrookii 16 2022-11-11
Fowler's Toad Bufo fowleri 17 2015-06-30
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 31 2019-10-26
Green Treefrog Hyla cinerea 10 2018-05-26
Little Grass Frog Pseudacris ocularis 1 2020-02-06
Northern Cricket Frog Acris crepitans 4 2018-04-03
Oak Toad Bufo quercicus 7 2021-07-08
Pickerel Frog Rana palustris 1 2018-07-19
Pine Barrens Treefrog Hyla andersonii 12 2022-05-21
Pine Woods Treefrog Hyla femoralis 12 2021-06-07
Southern Cricket Frog Acris gryllus 38 2021-06-07
Southern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephala 44 2019-10-26
Southern Toad Bufo terrestris 39 2022-05-02
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 4 2019-03-14
Squirrel Treefrog Hyla squirella 30 2019-03-18
Upland Chorus Frog Pseudacris feriarum 5 2023-01-31
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps 3 2007-05-02
Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus 47 2022-05-12
Eastern Glass Lizard Ophisaurus ventralis 15 2021-04-08
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 6 2016-05-14
Green Anole Anolis carolinensis 36 2020-05-27
Ground Skink Scincella lateralis 62 2022-03-03
Six-lined Racerunner Aspidoscelis sexlineatus 43 2020-09-24
Slender Glass Lizard Ophisaurus attenuatus 1 2014-06-26
Southeastern Five-lined Skink Eumeces inexpectatus 26 2020-06-30
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Atlantic Coast Slimy Salamander Plethodon chlorobryonis 6 2021-06-10
Dwarf Waterdog Necturus punctatus 9 2022-01-05
Eastern Mud Salamander Pseudotriton montanus 6 2019-10-26
Lesser Siren Siren intermedia 1 2017-10-23
Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum 3 2020-02-23
Mole Salamander Ambystoma talpoideum 1 2011-06-27
Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus 1 2003-04-02
Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber 14 2016-04-11
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 18 2022-03-15
Southern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus auriculatus 2 2018-05-04
Southern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea cirrigera 5 2022-08-26
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum 1 2022-01-02
Tiger Salamander Ambystoma tigrinum 1 2017-01-03
White-spotted Slimy Salamander Plethodon cylindraceus 9 2021-04-05
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Banded Watersnake Nerodia fasciata 27 2023-01-31
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 5 2019-12-29
Brown Watersnake Nerodia taxispilota 7 2022-05-15
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 18 2020-10-14
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 51 2022-09-12
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata 42 2023-02-16
Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus 80 2022-07-12
Eastern Coachwhip Masticophis flagellum 22 2018-09-29
Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platirhinos 29 2022-04-17
Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula 16 2021-10-09
Eastern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus 14 2019-04-10
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 8 2021-04-10
Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum 2 1999-04-02
Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster 19 2022-05-12
Mud Snake Farancia abacura 2 2017-04-09
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 5 2002-06-02
Pigmy Rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius 4 2019-04-28
Pine Snake Pituophis melanoleucus 19 2022-05-30
Racer Coluber constrictor 137 2022-10-24
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 57 2022-05-17
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 13 2021-11-18
Redbelly Watersnake Nerodia erythrogaster 12 2022-10-24
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 10 2020-09-28
Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus 32 2022-03-07
Scarlet kingsnake Lampropeltis elapsoides 13 2022-09-24
Scarlet Snake Cemophora coccinea 11 2022-10-16
Southeastern Crowned Snake Tantilla coronata 6 2021-04-10
Southern Hognose Snake Heterodon simus 2 2015-10-16
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 52 2022-11-03
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Cooter Pseudemys floridana 1 1994-04-16
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 62 2022-08-23
Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum 24 2023-02-16
Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta 7 2021-04-15
River Cooter Pseudemys concinna 12 2022-07-21
Slider Trachemys scripta 38 2021-07-28
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 7 2018-09-23
Spiny Softshell Apalone spinifera 1 2004-07-14
Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata 7 2018-10-05
Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus 9 2020-08-14