Amphibians and Reptiles of Transylvania County, NC

Alligators
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis 20 2019-06-03
Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 9 2020-05-14
American Toad Bufo americanus 8 2018-02-24
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 3 2015-07-16
Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor 3 2012-01-31
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 5 2018-02-24
Pickerel Frog Rana palustris 1 2017-05-03
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 5 2020-02-05
Wood Frog Rana sylvatica 9 2020-02-23
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps 2 2013-04-29
Coal Skink Eumeces anthracinus 1 2019-05-10
Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus 3 2020-03-29
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 7 2018-05-23
Ground Skink Scincella lateralis 1 2007-06-08
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Black-bellied Salamander Desmognathus quadramaculatus 14 2021-01-03
Blue Ridge Gray-cheeked Salamander Plethodon amplus 2 2022-07-02
Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander Eurycea wilderae 11 2022-10-22
Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander Desmognathus carolinensis 2 1995-06-17
Eastern Hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis 31 2023-06-02
Eastern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon cinereus 4 2016-04-23
Flatwoods Salamander Ambystoma cingulatum 130 2015-05-06
Green Salamander Aneides aeneus 52 2022-10-13
Jordan's Salamander Plethodon jordani 3 2009-04-18
Mole Salamander Ambystoma talpoideum 3 2020-02-05
Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus 1 2016-08-27
Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber 15 2023-04-15
Ocoee Salamander Desmognathus ocoee 9 2020-03-04
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 11 2022-09-22
Seal Salamander Desmognathus monticola 10 2022-10-22
Shovel-nosed Salamander Desmognathus marmoratus 1 2008-05-26
Southern Appalachian Salamander Plethodon teyahalee 5 2020-03-17
Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander Plethodon metcalfi 11 2022-10-26
Southern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon serratus 2 2018-04-18
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum 9 2020-03-29
Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus 5 2023-04-28
Three-lined Salamander Eurycea guttolineata 4 2019-08-27
White-spotted Slimy Salamander Plethodon cylindraceus 2 2015-06-15
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 1 2019-08-13
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 13 2021-09-11
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 21 2021-09-11
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Crotalus adamanteus 1 2023-09-08
Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platirhinos 1 2016-06-10
Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula 1 2011-06-12
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 3 2023-07-18
Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum 4 2022-06-10
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 23 2018-05-23
Queen Snake Regina septemvittata 3 2022-06-26
Racer Coluber constrictor 9 2016-08-31
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 21 2023-05-29
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 1 2023-09-02
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 21 2020-09-05
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 180 2023-09-12
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Bog Turtle Glyptemys muhlenbergii 1 2007-06-23
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 131 2023-06-28
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 10 2023-09-28