Amphibians and Reptiles of Wake County, NC

Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 34 2021-09-02
American Toad Bufo americanus 56 2022-07-13
Barking Treefrog Hyla gratiosa 7 2022-09-16
Carolina Gopher Frog Rana capito 1 2016-08-26
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 52 2022-12-03
Eastern Narrowmouth Toad Gastrophryne carolinensis 12 2021-07-18
Eastern Spadefoot Scaphiopus holbrookii 5 2021-07-05
Fowler's Toad Bufo fowleri 67 2022-05-18
Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor 7 2020-04-01
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 30 2022-04-11
Green Treefrog Hyla cinerea 122 2023-03-02
Northern Cricket Frog Acris crepitans 57 2022-02-11
Pickerel Frog Rana palustris 42 2023-02-11
Pine Woods Treefrog Hyla femoralis 1 2019-06-08
River Frog Rana heckscheri 1 2019-03-29
Southern Cricket Frog Acris gryllus 4 2019-04-05
Southern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephala 24 2022-03-21
Southern Toad Bufo terrestris 1 2005-08-06
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 17 2021-10-22
Squirrel Treefrog Hyla squirella 71 2021-06-02
Upland Chorus Frog Pseudacris feriarum 13 2022-06-23
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps 18 2022-07-14
Brown Anole Anolis sagrei 5 2021-12-05
Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus 24 2022-09-16
Eastern Glass Lizard Ophisaurus ventralis 1 2019-07-11
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 29 2021-10-03
Green Anole Anolis carolinensis 72 2022-08-14
Ground Skink Scincella lateralis 15 2022-02-16
Mediterranean Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus 4 2022-07-01
Six-lined Racerunner Aspidoscelis sexlineatus 1 2008-07-02
Slender Glass Lizard Ophisaurus attenuatus 4 2020-11-10
Southeastern Five-lined Skink Eumeces inexpectatus 6 2020-07-08
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Atlantic Coast Slimy Salamander Plethodon chlorobryonis 1 2018-04-07
Chamberlain's Dwarf Salamander Eurycea chamberlaini 33 2022-05-23
Dwarf Salamander Eurycea quadridigitata 1 2017-03-10
Eastern Mud Salamander Pseudotriton montanus 3 2021-09-03
Eastern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon cinereus 27 2022-03-19
Flatwoods Salamander Ambystoma cingulatum 1 2011-06-25
Four-toed Salamander Hemidactylium scutatum 42 2022-04-14
Greater Siren Siren lacertina 3 2019-04-07
Lesser Siren Siren intermedia 2 2021-09-06
Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum 95 2023-01-03
Neuse River Waterdog Necturus lewisi 5 2021-12-08
Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus 52 2022-02-11
Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber 3 2022-01-19
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 34 2022-11-01
Southern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus auriculatus 1 2023-03-11
Southern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea cirrigera 44 2023-02-15
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum 52 2022-10-22
Three-lined Salamander Eurycea guttolineata 8 2023-03-17
Two-toed Amphiuma Amphiuma means 43 2023-02-28
White-spotted Slimy Salamander Plethodon cylindraceus 51 2023-03-17
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Banded Watersnake Nerodia fasciata 3 2021-06-19
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 71 2023-02-24
Brown Watersnake Nerodia taxispilota 1 2014-01-05
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 58 2022-12-06
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 126 2022-10-05
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata 2 2021-08-11
Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus 30 2021-08-23
Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platirhinos 15 2022-09-23
Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula 30 2022-05-25
Eastern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus 6 2019-08-12
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 67 2022-10-05
Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster 12 2021-05-19
Mud Snake Farancia abacura 4 2021-07-15
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 110 2022-09-18
Racer Coluber constrictor 84 2022-10-05
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 125 2022-10-05
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 27 2022-06-03
Redbelly Watersnake Nerodia erythrogaster 34 2022-08-02
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 43 2022-10-20
Rough Earth Snake Virginia striatula 49 2022-05-18
Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus 25 2022-09-08
Smooth Earth Snake Virginia valeriae 9 2021-09-12
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 432 2022-12-07
Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum 18 2022-09-20
Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta 79 2022-05-19
River Cooter Pseudemys concinna 26 2022-12-08
Slider Trachemys scripta 98 2022-04-11
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 41 2022-04-03
Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata 18 2023-03-04
Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus 51 2022-09-18
Striped Mud Turtle Kinosternon baurii 8 2022-05-09