Amphibians and Reptiles of Yancey County, NC

Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Fowler's Toad Bufo fowleri 1 1996-08-17
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 1 2015-09-23
Pickerel Frog Rana palustris 1 1996-08-17
Wood Frog Rana sylvatica 1 2021-06-17
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 4 2017-04-20
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Black-bellied Salamander Desmognathus quadramaculatus 3 2020-06-12
Blue Ridge Dusky Salamander Desmognathus orestes 4 2017-05-11
Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander Eurycea wilderae 6 2020-06-03
Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander Desmognathus carolinensis 15 2023-06-17
Eastern Hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis 9 2020-10-24
Northern Gray-cheeked Salamander Plethodon montanus 7 2023-06-24
Pigmy Salamander Desmognathus wrighti 3 2017-04-18
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 21 2022-07-09
Seepage Salamander Desmognathus aeneus 1 2018-07-29
Southern Appalachian Salamander Plethodon teyahalee 1 2009-07-22
Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus 2 2017-05-11
White-spotted Slimy Salamander Plethodon cylindraceus 7 2023-06-17
Yonahlossee Salamander Plethodon yonahlossee 4 2023-06-17
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 5 2021-06-26
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 3 1998-08-22
Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum 1 2023-09-03
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 1 2020-06-03
Racer Coluber constrictor 1 1996-08-17
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 4 2023-06-17
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 11 2023-06-16
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 6 2020-08-13