Amphibians and Reptiles of Aiken County, SC

Alligators
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis 4 2022-05-03
Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 10 2021-12-18
Barking Treefrog Hyla gratiosa 10 2021-05-20
Bird-voiced Treefrog Hyla avivoca 4 2020-04-25
Carolina Gopher Frog Rana capito 1 2003-03-20
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 8 2021-06-29
Eastern Narrowmouth Toad Gastrophryne carolinensis 9 2021-06-29
Eastern Spadefoot Scaphiopus holbrookii 7 2022-08-25
Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor 1 2020-12-19
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 8 2022-04-02
Green Treefrog Hyla cinerea 10 2021-12-18
Northern Cricket Frog Acris crepitans 3 2006-05-24
Oak Toad Bufo quercicus 1 2003-04-28
Ornate Chorus Frog Pseudacris ornata 7 2022-04-01
Pine Woods Treefrog Hyla femoralis 3 2020-10-10
Southern Chorus Frog Pseudacris nigrita 4 2023-01-12
Southern Cricket Frog Acris gryllus 18 2022-04-01
Southern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephala 12 2023-01-12
Southern Toad Bufo terrestris 17 2023-01-12
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 4 2020-05-23
Squirrel Treefrog Hyla squirella 4 2021-06-29
Upland Chorus Frog Pseudacris feriarum 1 2021-12-18
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps 3 2019-05-10
Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus 11 2021-06-11
Eastern Glass Lizard Ophisaurus ventralis 2 2020-03-29
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 2 2011-06-25
Green Anole Anolis carolinensis 13 2023-01-12
Ground Skink Scincella lateralis 9 2020-07-07
Mediterranean Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus 1 2022-05-04
Six-lined Racerunner Aspidoscelis sexlineatus 3 2022-07-08
Slender Glass Lizard Ophisaurus attenuatus 7 2022-06-16
Southeastern Five-lined Skink Eumeces inexpectatus 5 2019-04-13
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Atlantic Coast Slimy Salamander Plethodon chlorobryonis 6 2020-03-29
Chamberlain's Dwarf Salamander Eurycea chamberlaini 3 2021-12-18
Dwarf Salamander Eurycea quadridigitata 1 2022-02-16
Dwarf Waterdog Necturus punctatus 3 2021-01-10
Eastern Mud Salamander Pseudotriton montanus 1 2011-04-07
Greater Siren Siren lacertina 1 2006-09-10
Lesser Siren Siren intermedia 1 2007-09-23
Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum 20 2022-04-01
Mole Salamander Ambystoma talpoideum 14 2022-04-02
Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus 2 2018-03-31
Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber 8 2017-04-09
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 4 2021-12-14
Southern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus auriculatus 4 2020-03-22
Southern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea cirrigera 2 2023-01-12
Spotted Dusky Salamander Desmognathus contanti 1 2008-07-18
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum 8 2021-12-19
Three-lined Salamander Eurycea guttolineata 1 2007-09-22
Tiger Salamander Ambystoma tigrinum 11 2023-01-12
Two-toed Amphiuma Amphiuma means 4 2019-04-12
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Banded Watersnake Nerodia fasciata 102 2022-03-16
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 5 2020-05-23
Brown Watersnake Nerodia taxispilota 4 2007-09-09
Carolina Swamp Snake Seminatrix pygaea 12 2019-04-17
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 4 2022-04-07
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 6 2022-06-09
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata 17 2022-06-30
Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus 42 2022-09-11
Eastern Coachwhip Masticophis flagellum 7 2022-09-06
Eastern Coral Snake Micrurus fulvius 8 2022-09-19
Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platirhinos 9 2022-09-23
Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula 4 2022-06-30
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 2 2020-06-19
Green Watersnake Nerodia floridana 1 2005-05-25
Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster 1 2020-08-08
Mud Snake Farancia abacura 10 2020-06-26
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 1 2020-10-23
Pigmy Rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius 9 2022-07-19
Pine Snake Pituophis melanoleucus 15 2022-08-17
Pine Woods Snake Rhadinaea flavilata 1 1995-05-30
Queen Snake Regina septemvittata 2 2002-04-20
Racer Coluber constrictor 25 2022-08-23
Rainbow Snake Farancia erytrogramma 7 2006-09-28
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 20 2022-07-05
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 4 2021-05-11
Redbelly Watersnake Nerodia erythrogaster 4 2020-01-03
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 9 2022-09-08
Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus 4 2020-04-25
Scarlet kingsnake Lampropeltis elapsoides 8 2022-08-06
Scarlet Snake Cemophora coccinea 4 2022-04-14
Smooth Earth Snake Virginia valeriae 2 2014-04-15
Southeastern Crowned Snake Tantilla coronata 8 2020-05-16
Southern Hognose Snake Heterodon simus 6 2022-10-23
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 16 2022-09-08
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Chicken Turtle Deirochelys reticularia 2 2006-09-14
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 11 2022-09-14
Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum 5 2019-06-12
Gopher Tortoise Gopherus polyphemus 1 2022-09-14
Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta 1 2016-04-02
River Cooter Pseudemys concinna 4 2022-05-27
Slider Trachemys scripta 14 2022-05-25
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 3 2017-05-24
Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata 1 2007-04-23
Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus 6 2022-04-02