Amphibians and Reptiles of Berkeley County, SC

Alligators
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis 5 2021-03-05
Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 1 2009-03-08
Barking Treefrog Hyla gratiosa 1 2013-04-12
Brimley's Chorus Frog Pseudacris brimleyi 1 2013-03-12
Carolina Gopher Frog Rana capito 2 2014-03-23
Carpenter Frog Rana virgatipes 3 2021-04-15
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 1 2010-08-17
Eastern Narrowmouth Toad Gastrophryne carolinensis 4 2020-08-15
Eastern Spadefoot Scaphiopus holbrookii 2 2017-05-29
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 1 2015-07-02
Green Treefrog Hyla cinerea 3 2020-08-15
Little Grass Frog Pseudacris ocularis 3 2020-04-08
Oak Toad Bufo quercicus 4 2021-04-15
Ornate Chorus Frog Pseudacris ornata 2 2013-03-13
Pig Frog Rana grylio 2 2021-04-15
Pine Woods Treefrog Hyla femoralis 4 2021-04-15
Southern Chorus Frog Pseudacris nigrita 1 2021-02-11
Southern Cricket Frog Acris gryllus 3 2019-03-04
Southern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephala 3 2018-04-01
Southern Toad Bufo terrestris 7 2021-04-15
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 2 2021-02-11
Squirrel Treefrog Hyla squirella 4 2021-04-15
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps 4 2021-08-19
Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus 3 2021-10-17
Eastern Glass Lizard Ophisaurus ventralis 3 2017-05-27
Green Anole Anolis carolinensis 7 2023-02-19
Ground Skink Scincella lateralis 2 2015-05-25
Six-lined Racerunner Aspidoscelis sexlineatus 2 2015-05-25
Southeastern Five-lined Skink Eumeces inexpectatus 1 2018-09-11
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Atlantic Coast Slimy Salamander Plethodon chlorobryonis 1 2015-10-08
Dwarf Salamander Eurycea quadridigitata 3 2021-04-15
Lesser Siren Siren intermedia 4 2021-04-15
Mabee's Salamander Ambystoma mabeei 5 2020-04-09
Many-lined Salamander Stereochilus marginatus 2 2018-02-17
Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum 6 2020-04-09
Mole Salamander Ambystoma talpoideum 6 2020-04-09
South Carolina Slimy Salamander Plethodon variolatus 11 2022-03-25
Southern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea cirrigera 1 2007-04-18
Three-lined Salamander Eurycea guttolineata 2 2020-04-09
Two-toed Amphiuma Amphiuma means 1 2020-08-16
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Banded Watersnake Nerodia fasciata 16 2021-03-27
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 1 2018-06-20
Brown Watersnake Nerodia taxispilota 2 2015-05-21
Carolina Swamp Snake Seminatrix pygaea 6 2021-03-25
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 7 2021-04-15
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 33 2021-09-05
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata 8 2018-06-22
Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus 8 2019-09-17
Eastern Coral Snake Micrurus fulvius 3 2014-10-10
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Crotalus adamanteus 4 2020-08-16
Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platirhinos 4 2019-03-09
Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula 3 2022-05-24
Eastern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus 6 2020-04-08
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 2 2019-11-21
Glossy Crayfish Snake Regina rigida 9 2020-08-16
Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum 1 2014-04-20
Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster 1 2014-04-03
Mud Snake Farancia abacura 7 2022-04-20
Pigmy Rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius 3 2020-08-07
Racer Coluber constrictor 15 2022-05-02
Rainbow Snake Farancia erytrogramma 1 2021-04-08
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 9 2022-05-07
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 2 2014-04-20
Redbelly Watersnake Nerodia erythrogaster 10 2019-09-25
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 7 2022-03-25
Rough Earth Snake Virginia striatula 3 2014-04-11
Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus 10 2022-03-25
Scarlet kingsnake Lampropeltis elapsoides 6 2019-03-03
Scarlet Snake Cemophora coccinea 1 2017-05-27
Smooth Earth Snake Virginia valeriae 1 2022-03-25
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 21 2021-10-15
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Chicken Turtle Deirochelys reticularia 2 2018-02-17
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 4 2021-06-11
Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum 7 2018-02-16
River Cooter Pseudemys concinna 2 2021-07-10
Slider Trachemys scripta 6 2020-04-08
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 5 2022-03-25
Striped Mud Turtle Kinosternon baurii 2 2007-04-18