Amphibians and Reptiles of Hampton County, SC

Alligators
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis 2 2024-07-27
Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 2 2017-05-29
Barking Treefrog Hyla gratiosa 4 2017-04-23
Bird-voiced Treefrog Hyla avivoca 2 2017-05-09
Brimley's Chorus Frog Pseudacris brimleyi 3 2011-03-28
Carolina Gopher Frog Rana capito 1 2016-04-04
Carpenter Frog Rana virgatipes 1 2017-06-28
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 5 2017-06-15
Eastern Narrowmouth Toad Gastrophryne carolinensis 8 2020-03-17
Eastern Spadefoot Scaphiopus holbrookii 5 2017-09-29
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 1 2015-05-21
Green Treefrog Hyla cinerea 2 2024-01-14
Little Grass Frog Pseudacris ocularis 2 2016-03-07
Oak Toad Bufo quercicus 7 2018-02-22
Ornate Chorus Frog Pseudacris ornata 4 2020-01-16
Pig Frog Rana grylio 2 2017-09-29
Pine Woods Treefrog Hyla femoralis 14 2017-06-25
River Frog Rana heckscheri 5 2017-05-27
Southern Chorus Frog Pseudacris nigrita 6 2025-03-08
Southern Cricket Frog Acris gryllus 2 2017-04-24
Southern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephala 1 2025-03-08
Southern Toad Bufo terrestris 14 2020-03-17
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 4 2025-03-09
Squirrel Treefrog Hyla squirella 9 2021-06-25
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps 1 2017-05-08
Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus 3 2020-03-18
Eastern Glass Lizard Ophisaurus ventralis 2 2017-04-30
Green Anole Anolis carolinensis 3 2020-03-14
Ground Skink Scincella lateralis 4 2024-07-27
Six-lined Racerunner Aspidoscelis sexlineatus 2 2017-06-15
Slender Glass Lizard Ophisaurus attenuatus 5 2017-10-02
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Chamberlain's Dwarf Salamander Eurycea chamberlaini 1 2017-04-06
Dwarf Salamander Eurycea quadridigitata 9 2025-03-08
Mabee's Salamander Ambystoma mabeei 1 2016-04-02
Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum 11 2023-02-12
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 1 2020-03-25
South Carolina Slimy Salamander Plethodon variolatus 3 2017-04-24
Southern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea cirrigera 1 2016-02-25
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum 2 2020-01-19
Two-toed Amphiuma Amphiuma means 1 2016-04-04
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Banded Watersnake Nerodia fasciata 6 2017-09-29
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 5 2020-05-09
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 15 2020-05-09
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata 11 2020-03-21
Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus 3 2017-04-23
Eastern Coachwhip Masticophis flagellum 6 2017-05-18
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Crotalus adamanteus 5 2017-05-08
Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platirhinos 7 2025-03-05
Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula 3 2016-03-17
Mud Snake Farancia abacura 2 2017-05-30
Pine Snake Pituophis melanoleucus 2 2016-02-08
Racer Coluber constrictor 11 2024-11-13
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 17 2024-11-13
Redbelly Watersnake Nerodia erythrogaster 1 2008-03-27
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 4 2020-03-18
Rough Earth Snake Virginia striatula 2 2020-03-21
Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus 3 2017-04-30
Scarlet kingsnake Lampropeltis elapsoides 3 2016-04-08
Scarlet Snake Cemophora coccinea 6 2017-07-03
Southern Hognose Snake Heterodon simus 1 2007-06-04
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 13 2023-04-29
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 5 2017-06-09
Gopher Tortoise Gopherus polyphemus 6 2024-07-27
River Cooter Pseudemys concinna 2 2017-06-16
Slider Trachemys scripta 3 2017-05-01
Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata 2 2018-05-18
Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus 2 2024-07-27
Striped Mud Turtle Kinosternon baurii 1 2017-06-08