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 18 2026-03-08
Carpenter Frog Rana virgatipes 11 2024-09-27
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 11 2026-08-01
Eastern Narrowmouth Toad Gastrophryne carolinensis 9 2026-08-28
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 7 2024-09-24
Green Treefrog Hyla cinerea 27 2026-09-28
Little Grass Frog Pseudacris ocularis 1 2025-05-18
Pine Woods Treefrog Hyla femoralis 2 2025-03-20
Southern Cricket Frog Acris gryllus 12 2026-03-08
Southern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephala 38 2026-08-29
Southern Toad Bufo terrestris 15 2026-08-29
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 41 2026-03-08
Squirrel Treefrog Hyla squirella 23 2026-08-06
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 22 2026-09-11
Ground Skink Scincella lateralis 7 2025-04-07
Southeastern Five-lined Skink Eumeces inexpectatus 7 2025-06-17
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Atlantic Coast Slimy Salamander Plethodon chlorobryonis 24 2026-03-08
Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum 3 2026-03-08
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 10 2026-03-08
Two-toed Amphiuma Amphiuma means 24 2026-08-28
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Banded Watersnake Nerodia fasciata 64 2026-09-06
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 26 2026-08-29
Brown Watersnake Nerodia taxispilota 71 2026-08-08
Carolina Swamp Snake Seminatrix pygaea 53 2025-07-24
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 16 2025-09-27
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 47 2026-04-25
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata 12 2025-08-03
Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus 17 2026-09-12
Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula 6 2026-08-01
Eastern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus 5 2020-08-04
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 7 2025-05-31
Glossy Crayfish Snake Regina rigida 24 2025-07-28
Mud Snake Farancia abacura 31 2026-08-15
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 9 2024-10-06
Pigmy Rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius 1 2025-10-11
Racer Coluber constrictor 30 2026-08-28
Rainbow Snake Farancia erytrogramma 9 2025-06-16
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 30 2026-08-16
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 3 2025-06-08
Redbelly Watersnake Nerodia erythrogaster 21 2025-06-15
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 18 2025-07-15
Rough Earth Snake Virginia striatula 19 2026-09-11
Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus 24 2026-08-01
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 13 2026-08-29
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Cooter Pseudemys floridana 9 2026-09-05
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 20 2026-09-14
Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum 52 2026-09-12
Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta 33 2026-08-30
Red-bellied Turtle Pseudemys rubriventris 11 2025-06-03
River Cooter Pseudemys concinna 2 2014-05-04
Slider Trachemys scripta 29 2025-09-27
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 16 2026-09-30
Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata 111 2026-08-07
Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus 15 2025-09-27
Striped Mud Turtle Kinosternon baurii 1 2026-02-20