Amphibians and Reptiles of Tyrrell County, NC

Alligators
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis 8 2025-07-15
Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 7 2024-09-25
Brimley's Chorus Frog Pseudacris brimleyi 16 2025-02-27
Carpenter Frog Rana virgatipes 11 2024-09-27
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 9 2025-06-15
Eastern Narrowmouth Toad Gastrophryne carolinensis 8 2025-07-27
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 7 2024-09-24
Green Treefrog Hyla cinerea 23 2025-07-27
Little Grass Frog Pseudacris ocularis 1 2025-05-18
Pine Woods Treefrog Hyla femoralis 2 2025-03-20
Southern Cricket Frog Acris gryllus 9 2025-03-20
Southern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephala 23 2025-09-27
Southern Toad Bufo terrestris 12 2025-06-18
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 39 2025-03-05
Squirrel Treefrog Hyla squirella 19 2025-06-15
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps 1 2018-04-30
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 7 2024-09-24
Green Anole Anolis carolinensis 20 2025-09-27
Ground Skink Scincella lateralis 6 2025-02-15
Southeastern Five-lined Skink Eumeces inexpectatus 7 2025-06-17
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Atlantic Coast Slimy Salamander Plethodon chlorobryonis 15 2025-05-29
Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum 2 2024-11-20
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 9 2025-06-14
Two-toed Amphiuma Amphiuma means 23 2025-07-23
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Banded Watersnake Nerodia fasciata 54 2025-10-31
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 23 2025-07-28
Brown Watersnake Nerodia taxispilota 64 2025-07-31
Carolina Swamp Snake Seminatrix pygaea 52 2025-07-24
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 16 2025-09-27
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 44 2025-09-27
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata 11 2025-08-03
Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus 11 2025-07-28
Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula 5 2025-07-22
Eastern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus 5 2020-08-04
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 6 2025-05-31
Glossy Crayfish Snake Regina rigida 23 2025-07-28
Mud Snake Farancia abacura 29 2025-07-31
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 9 2024-10-06
Pigmy Rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius 1 2025-10-11
Racer Coluber constrictor 28 2025-05-23
Rainbow Snake Farancia erytrogramma 9 2025-06-16
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 25 2025-07-22
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 3 2025-06-08
Redbelly Watersnake Nerodia erythrogaster 21 2025-06-15
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 16 2025-07-15
Rough Earth Snake Virginia striatula 15 2025-06-14
Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus 22 2025-07-28
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 12 2025-08-25
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Cooter Pseudemys floridana 6 2025-05-22
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 19 2025-06-22
Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum 46 2025-10-31
Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta 31 2025-03-19
Red-bellied Turtle Pseudemys rubriventris 11 2025-06-03
River Cooter Pseudemys concinna 2 2014-05-04
Slider Trachemys scripta 28 2025-09-27
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 11 2025-06-06
Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata 97 2025-05-02
Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus 14 2025-09-27