Amphibians and Reptiles of Horry County, SC

Alligators
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis 2 2023-05-06
Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 4 2021-03-30
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 2 2023-04-22
Eastern Narrowmouth Toad Gastrophryne carolinensis 3 2022-08-04
Eastern Spadefoot Scaphiopus holbrookii 1 2023-04-22
Fowler's Toad Bufo fowleri 3 2023-04-22
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 1 2015-08-29
Green Treefrog Hyla cinerea 5 2023-04-22
Oak Toad Bufo quercicus 2 2024-05-26
Pig Frog Rana grylio 1 2015-08-30
Pine Woods Treefrog Hyla femoralis 2 2023-04-22
Southern Cricket Frog Acris gryllus 1 2023-04-22
Southern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephala 5 2023-04-22
Southern Toad Bufo terrestris 5 2025-07-29
Squirrel Treefrog Hyla squirella 8 2024-11-14
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps 2 2025-08-06
Eastern Glass Lizard Ophisaurus ventralis 7 2023-04-22
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 5 2022-09-13
Green Anole Anolis carolinensis 16 2023-04-22
Mediterranean Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus 4 2025-07-29
Mimic Glass Lizard Ophisaurus mimicus 1 2017-05-27
Six-lined Racerunner Aspidoscelis sexlineatus 1 2019-08-03
Slender Glass Lizard Ophisaurus attenuatus 1 2022-07-18
Southeastern Five-lined Skink Eumeces inexpectatus 2 2021-07-20
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Dwarf Salamander Eurycea quadridigitata 1 2025-02-08
Flatwoods Salamander Ambystoma cingulatum 1 2013-04-30
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 1 2015-06-07
Southern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus auriculatus 1 2015-06-07
Southern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea cirrigera 1 2015-12-31
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Banded Watersnake Nerodia fasciata 7 2023-06-15
Brown Watersnake Nerodia taxispilota 8 2025-06-25
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 9 2021-10-08
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 6 2023-06-10
Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus 7 2022-07-19
Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platirhinos 2 2017-10-15
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 1 2021-09-27
Glossy Crayfish Snake Regina rigida 1 2022-09-20
Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster 1 2019-12-17
Mud Snake Farancia abacura 1 2018-07-14
Pine Snake Pituophis melanoleucus 2 2023-06-01
Pine Woods Snake Rhadinaea flavilata 2 2021-06-11
Racer Coluber constrictor 6 2023-06-15
Rainbow Snake Farancia erytrogramma 1 2023-03-25
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 8 2022-09-05
Redbelly Watersnake Nerodia erythrogaster 2 2021-03-30
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 3 2023-04-22
Rough Earth Snake Virginia striatula 1 2023-04-24
Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus 3 2020-07-03
Scarlet Snake Cemophora coccinea 1 2021-04-01
Southern Hognose Snake Heterodon simus 1 1973-06-02
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 1 2011-05-29
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Chicken Turtle Deirochelys reticularia 1 2025-02-08
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 3 2023-06-08
Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum 2 2015-10-08
River Cooter Pseudemys concinna 1 2009-05-02
Slider Trachemys scripta 26 2023-04-23
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 1 2018-05-11
Spiny Softshell Apalone spinifera 5 2022-08-27
Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata 3 2024-05-11
Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus 3 2022-08-27
Striped Mud Turtle Kinosternon baurii 1 2015-06-07