Amphibians and Reptiles of Wake County, NC

Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 102 2024-11-01
American Toad Bufo americanus 195 2025-10-27
Barking Treefrog Hyla gratiosa 31 2025-07-06
Carolina Gopher Frog Rana capito 1 2016-08-26
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 106 2025-10-27
Eastern Narrowmouth Toad Gastrophryne carolinensis 35 2025-08-31
Eastern Spadefoot Scaphiopus holbrookii 12 2025-09-30
Fowler's Toad Bufo fowleri 194 2025-11-08
Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor 8 2025-04-30
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 65 2024-10-25
Green Treefrog Hyla cinerea 233 2025-11-09
Northern Cricket Frog Acris crepitans 144 2025-11-19
Pickerel Frog Rana palustris 132 2025-11-08
Pine Woods Treefrog Hyla femoralis 2 2025-06-16
River Frog Rana heckscheri 1 2019-03-29
Southern Cricket Frog Acris gryllus 8 2024-10-16
Southern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephala 104 2025-12-25
Southern Toad Bufo terrestris 2 2025-05-06
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 26 2025-11-06
Squirrel Treefrog Hyla squirella 87 2025-09-05
Upland Chorus Frog Pseudacris feriarum 55 2025-11-08
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps 42 2025-05-21
Brown Anole Anolis sagrei 7 2025-09-28
Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus 47 2025-09-25
Eastern Glass Lizard Ophisaurus ventralis 1 2019-07-11
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 69 2025-09-25
Green Anole Anolis carolinensis 220 2026-01-06
Ground Skink Scincella lateralis 26 2025-09-07
Mediterranean Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus 7 2025-08-04
Six-lined Racerunner Aspidoscelis sexlineatus 1 2008-07-02
Slender Glass Lizard Ophisaurus attenuatus 7 2023-09-30
Southeastern Five-lined Skink Eumeces inexpectatus 10 2025-04-02
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Atlantic Coast Slimy Salamander Plethodon chlorobryonis 1 2018-04-07
Chamberlain's Dwarf Salamander Eurycea chamberlaini 145 2025-10-06
Dwarf Salamander Eurycea quadridigitata 1 2017-03-10
Eastern Mud Salamander Pseudotriton montanus 6 2025-05-04
Eastern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon cinereus 49 2026-01-06
Flatwoods Salamander Ambystoma cingulatum 1 2011-06-25
Four-toed Salamander Hemidactylium scutatum 67 2025-12-19
Greater Siren Siren lacertina 3 2019-04-07
Lesser Siren Siren intermedia 3 2025-06-18
Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum 235 2026-01-06
Neuse River Waterdog Necturus lewisi 5 2021-12-08
Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus 70 2025-10-06
Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber 5 2023-12-15
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 55 2025-05-13
Southern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus auriculatus 4 2024-01-27
Southern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea cirrigera 137 2025-12-24
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum 91 2025-12-20
Three-lined Salamander Eurycea guttolineata 26 2025-09-20
Two-toed Amphiuma Amphiuma means 71 2025-09-09
White-spotted Slimy Salamander Plethodon cylindraceus 94 2025-05-13
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Banded Watersnake Nerodia fasciata 3 2021-06-19
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 132 2025-11-03
Brown Watersnake Nerodia taxispilota 2 2024-04-13
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 131 2025-10-05
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 447 2025-10-07
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata 3 2022-05-15
Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus 54 2025-09-08
Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platirhinos 15 2025-08-03
Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula 59 2025-10-08
Eastern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus 6 2019-08-12
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 179 2025-10-27
Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster 15 2023-07-19
Mud Snake Farancia abacura 12 2025-08-09
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 340 2025-10-05
Racer Coluber constrictor 195 2025-10-31
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 240 2025-10-07
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 47 2025-10-08
Redbelly Watersnake Nerodia erythrogaster 71 2025-08-03
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 126 2025-11-05
Rough Earth Snake Virginia striatula 67 2025-11-09
Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus 51 2025-10-01
Scarlet kingsnake Lampropeltis elapsoides 1 2022-02-16
Smooth Earth Snake Virginia valeriae 23 2025-04-30
Southeastern Crowned Snake Tantilla coronata 1 2022-08-01
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Cooter Pseudemys floridana 4 2016-04-19
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 726 2025-12-21
Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum 29 2025-07-23
Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta 119 2026-01-10
River Cooter Pseudemys concinna 49 2026-01-10
Slider Trachemys scripta 167 2026-01-10
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 64 2025-07-25
Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata 35 2025-06-10
Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus 79 2025-11-19
Striped Mud Turtle Kinosternon baurii 10 2024-03-14