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 142 2025-04-25
Barking Treefrog Hyla gratiosa 17 2024-10-23
Carolina Gopher Frog Rana capito 1 2016-08-26
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 92 2025-05-12
Eastern Narrowmouth Toad Gastrophryne carolinensis 25 2025-05-12
Eastern Spadefoot Scaphiopus holbrookii 9 2024-10-29
Fowler's Toad Bufo fowleri 151 2025-05-12
Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor 8 2025-04-30
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 65 2024-10-25
Green Treefrog Hyla cinerea 203 2025-05-12
Northern Cricket Frog Acris crepitans 130 2025-05-12
Pickerel Frog Rana palustris 86 2025-05-04
Pine Woods Treefrog Hyla femoralis 1 2019-06-08
River Frog Rana heckscheri 1 2019-03-29
Southern Cricket Frog Acris gryllus 8 2024-10-16
Southern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephala 74 2025-05-12
Southern Toad Bufo terrestris 2 2025-05-06
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 24 2025-03-16
Squirrel Treefrog Hyla squirella 78 2024-10-10
Upland Chorus Frog Pseudacris feriarum 48 2025-05-12
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps 35 2025-05-11
Brown Anole Anolis sagrei 6 2023-09-30
Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus 39 2025-05-13
Eastern Glass Lizard Ophisaurus ventralis 1 2019-07-11
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 64 2025-05-01
Green Anole Anolis carolinensis 191 2025-05-11
Ground Skink Scincella lateralis 24 2025-04-01
Mediterranean Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus 5 2024-09-16
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 126 2025-04-08
Dwarf Salamander Eurycea quadridigitata 1 2017-03-10
Eastern Mud Salamander Pseudotriton montanus 6 2025-05-04
Eastern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon cinereus 47 2025-03-12
Flatwoods Salamander Ambystoma cingulatum 1 2011-06-25
Four-toed Salamander Hemidactylium scutatum 66 2025-03-26
Greater Siren Siren lacertina 3 2019-04-07
Lesser Siren Siren intermedia 2 2021-09-06
Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum 204 2025-05-12
Neuse River Waterdog Necturus lewisi 5 2021-12-08
Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus 67 2025-02-26
Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber 5 2023-12-15
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 53 2025-03-16
Southern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus auriculatus 4 2024-01-27
Southern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea cirrigera 118 2025-05-01
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum 90 2025-03-26
Three-lined Salamander Eurycea guttolineata 17 2025-04-17
Two-toed Amphiuma Amphiuma means 70 2025-04-29
White-spotted Slimy Salamander Plethodon cylindraceus 92 2025-05-13
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Banded Watersnake Nerodia fasciata 3 2021-06-19
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 116 2025-03-05
Brown Watersnake Nerodia taxispilota 2 2024-04-13
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 119 2025-04-17
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 364 2025-05-10
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata 3 2022-05-15
Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus 45 2025-04-27
Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platirhinos 14 2021-05-31
Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula 51 2025-04-15
Eastern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus 6 2019-08-12
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 153 2025-05-13
Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster 15 2023-07-19
Mud Snake Farancia abacura 10 2024-09-29
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 298 2025-05-13
Racer Coluber constrictor 176 2025-04-30
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 222 2025-05-07
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 41 2025-04-04
Redbelly Watersnake Nerodia erythrogaster 65 2025-05-03
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 105 2025-04-30
Rough Earth Snake Virginia striatula 62 2025-05-12
Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus 40 2025-03-30
Scarlet kingsnake Lampropeltis elapsoides 1 2022-02-16
Smooth Earth Snake Virginia valeriae 22 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 634 2025-05-12
Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum 28 2025-03-16
Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta 109 2025-05-08
River Cooter Pseudemys concinna 42 2025-05-03
Slider Trachemys scripta 150 2025-05-06
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 61 2025-05-06
Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata 33 2025-04-20
Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus 76 2025-04-19
Striped Mud Turtle Kinosternon baurii 10 2024-03-14