Amphibians and Reptiles of Wilkes County, NC

Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 132 2022-08-02
American Toad Bufo americanus 738 2023-03-25
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 83 2023-03-03
Eastern Spadefoot Scaphiopus holbrookii 667 2023-09-02
Fowler's Toad Bufo fowleri 9 2022-07-30
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 297 2023-04-21
Pickerel Frog Rana palustris 471 2023-03-03
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 76 2022-04-20
Wood Frog Rana sylvatica 207 2023-04-21
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps 2 2023-05-12
Brown Anole Anolis sagrei 2 2021-09-30
Coal Skink Eumeces anthracinus 1 2012-06-17
Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus 45 2023-09-30
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 27 2022-05-01
Ground Skink Scincella lateralis 8 2022-05-01
Six-lined Racerunner Aspidoscelis sexlineatus 5 2023-06-09
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Black-bellied Salamander Desmognathus quadramaculatus 3 2021-12-18
Blue Ridge Dusky Salamander Desmognathus orestes 3 2021-12-18
Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander Eurycea wilderae 2 2021-12-18
Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander Desmognathus carolinensis 3 2012-04-10
Eastern Mud Salamander Pseudotriton montanus 4 2022-05-31
Eastern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon cinereus 1 2012-04-10
Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus 249 2023-06-09
Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber 16 2023-03-03
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 45 2022-04-20
Seal Salamander Desmognathus monticola 104 2023-03-25
Southern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea cirrigera 23 2022-10-07
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum 1 2022-06-03
Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus 25 2022-06-18
Three-lined Salamander Eurycea guttolineata 128 2023-03-03
Wehrle's Salamander Plethodon wehrlei 1 2023-05-30
White-spotted Slimy Salamander Plethodon cylindraceus 125 2022-10-07
Yonahlossee Salamander Plethodon yonahlossee 1 2020-07-16
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 19 2023-06-09
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 13 2022-05-04
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 22 2022-10-10
Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platirhinos 2 2017-06-03
Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula 12 2023-05-18
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 101 2023-06-09
Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum 7 2021-08-29
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 51 2023-09-21
Pine Woods Snake Rhadinaea flavilata 1 2020-10-19
Queen Snake Regina septemvittata 5 2021-08-13
Racer Coluber constrictor 13 2023-03-27
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 22 2023-07-13
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 13 2021-10-01
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 21 2023-06-09
Smooth Earth Snake Virginia valeriae 1 2019-05-09
Southeastern Crowned Snake Tantilla coronata 1 2017-04-29
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 41 2023-09-04
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Bog Turtle Glyptemys muhlenbergii 1 2010-05-02
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 51 2023-08-09
Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta 3 2021-08-24
River Cooter Pseudemys concinna 2 2020-08-14
Slider Trachemys scripta 4 2018-06-27
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 6 2022-03-19
Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus 10 2021-08-13