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 723 2022-10-08
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 82 2022-07-31
Eastern Spadefoot Scaphiopus holbrookii 666 2022-08-03
Fowler's Toad Bufo fowleri 9 2022-07-30
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 294 2022-08-03
Pickerel Frog Rana palustris 466 2022-10-08
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 76 2022-04-20
Wood Frog Rana sylvatica 205 2022-10-07
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps 1 2018-05-13
Brown Anole Anolis sagrei 2 2021-09-30
Coal Skink Eumeces anthracinus 1 2012-06-17
Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus 40 2022-10-05
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 27 2022-05-01
Ground Skink Scincella lateralis 8 2022-05-01
Six-lined Racerunner Aspidoscelis sexlineatus 3 2021-10-20
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 244 2022-10-08
Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber 13 2022-06-05
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 45 2022-04-20
Seal Salamander Desmognathus monticola 103 2022-10-08
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 126 2022-10-08
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 17 2022-10-08
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 11 2022-06-02
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 95 2022-08-03
Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum 7 2021-08-29
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 39 2022-07-29
Pine Woods Snake Rhadinaea flavilata 1 2020-10-19
Queen Snake Regina septemvittata 5 2021-08-13
Racer Coluber constrictor 12 2022-09-02
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 20 2022-06-09
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 13 2021-10-01
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 19 2022-06-18
Smooth Earth Snake Virginia valeriae 1 2019-05-09
Southeastern Crowned Snake Tantilla coronata 1 2017-04-29
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 26 2022-08-29
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Bog Turtle Glyptemys muhlenbergii 1 2010-05-02
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 48 2022-07-09
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