Amphibians and Reptiles of Wilkes County, NC

Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 135 2024-07-04
American Toad Bufo americanus 757 2025-08-05
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 86 2025-07-09
Eastern Spadefoot Scaphiopus holbrookii 680 2025-04-19
Fowler's Toad Bufo fowleri 9 2022-07-30
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 301 2024-07-04
Pickerel Frog Rana palustris 481 2025-04-20
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 77 2025-04-07
Wood Frog Rana sylvatica 221 2025-11-04
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 2 2025-05-21
Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus 47 2025-04-20
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 28 2022-05-01
Ground Skink Scincella lateralis 10 2025-04-20
Six-lined Racerunner Aspidoscelis sexlineatus 9 2025-04-20
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 3 2023-12-22
Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander Desmognathus carolinensis 3 2012-04-10
Eastern Mud Salamander Pseudotriton montanus 5 2025-05-21
Eastern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon cinereus 1 2012-04-10
Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus 253 2025-04-20
Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber 18 2024-03-30
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 46 2025-04-20
Seal Salamander Desmognathus monticola 104 2023-03-25
Southern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea cirrigera 25 2024-07-05
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum 1 2022-06-03
Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus 28 2025-03-23
Three-lined Salamander Eurycea guttolineata 132 2025-04-20
Wehrle's Salamander Plethodon wehrlei 1 2023-05-30
White-spotted Slimy Salamander Plethodon cylindraceus 133 2025-11-26
Yonahlossee Salamander Plethodon yonahlossee 1 2020-07-16
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 20 2025-04-20
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 13 2025-05-21
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 108 2025-04-20
Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum 8 2024-05-21
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 55 2025-05-08
Pine Woods Snake Rhadinaea flavilata 1 2020-10-19
Queen Snake Regina septemvittata 5 2021-08-13
Racer Coluber constrictor 16 2025-04-20
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 24 2025-04-15
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 13 2021-10-01
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 22 2024-04-21
Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus 1 2023-09-18
Smooth Earth Snake Virginia valeriae 3 2025-09-16
Southeastern Crowned Snake Tantilla coronata 1 2017-04-29
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 54 2025-07-13
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Bog Turtle Glyptemys muhlenbergii 1 2010-05-02
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 64 2025-09-22
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 7 2024-05-15
Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus 10 2021-08-13