Amphibians and Reptiles of Marion County, SC

Alligators
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis 2 1996-04-18
Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 51 1996-07-26
Barking Treefrog Hyla gratiosa 8 1996-07-11
Carpenter Frog Rana virgatipes 10 1996-06-26
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 80 1996-07-25
Eastern Narrowmouth Toad Gastrophryne carolinensis 11 1996-07-25
Eastern Spadefoot Scaphiopus holbrookii 2 1997-05-20
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 67 2013-06-05
Green Treefrog Hyla cinerea 76 1996-08-06
Little Grass Frog Pseudacris ocularis 28 1996-08-06
Oak Toad Bufo quercicus 25 1996-08-06
Pine Woods Treefrog Hyla femoralis 69 1996-08-06
River Frog Rana heckscheri 5 1996-04-18
Southern Cricket Frog Acris gryllus 78 2023-10-10
Southern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephala 36 2023-10-10
Southern Toad Bufo terrestris 32 2023-10-10
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 6 1996-04-03
Squirrel Treefrog Hyla squirella 29 1996-08-06
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps 6 1996-08-21
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 2 1996-08-06
Green Anole Anolis carolinensis 18 1996-05-23
Ground Skink Scincella lateralis 22 1996-08-21
Six-lined Racerunner Aspidoscelis sexlineatus 28 1996-07-25
Southeastern Five-lined Skink Eumeces inexpectatus 18 1996-08-21
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Dwarf Salamander Eurycea quadridigitata 2 1996-04-02
Eastern Mud Salamander Pseudotriton montanus 2 1996-08-06
Mabee's Salamander Ambystoma mabeei 13 1996-05-10
Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum 20 1996-05-23
Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus 1 2010-04-28
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 18 1996-07-11
Two-toed Amphiuma Amphiuma means 7 1996-07-25
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Banded Watersnake Nerodia fasciata 20 2023-10-10
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 2 1996-08-06
Brown Watersnake Nerodia taxispilota 9 1996-05-09
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 3 2024-05-26
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 10 1996-05-17
Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus 2 1996-08-07
Eastern Coachwhip Masticophis flagellum 2 1996-06-04
Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platirhinos 10 1996-10-23
Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula 11 2010-04-28
Eastern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus 5 1996-05-02
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 5 1996-05-10
Mud Snake Farancia abacura 3 2024-05-26
Pine Snake Pituophis melanoleucus 4 1998-06-07
Racer Coluber constrictor 30 2024-05-26
Rainbow Snake Farancia erytrogramma 6 1996-07-10
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 42 2024-05-26
Redbelly Watersnake Nerodia erythrogaster 19 1996-05-23
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 5 1996-05-10
Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus 17 2023-10-10
Scarlet kingsnake Lampropeltis elapsoides 12 1996-08-07
Scarlet Snake Cemophora coccinea 2 1996-05-01
Smooth Earth Snake Virginia valeriae 2 1997-05-01
Southern Hognose Snake Heterodon simus 2 1997-05-20
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 4 2017-09-28
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Chicken Turtle Deirochelys reticularia 10 1996-07-11
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 10 1996-05-23
Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum 18 2024-05-26
River Cooter Pseudemys concinna 2 1997-02-05
Slider Trachemys scripta 223 2024-05-26
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 14 1996-07-11
Spiny Softshell Apalone spinifera 1 2011-09-11
Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata 4 2024-05-17
Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus 10 1996-07-11
Striped Mud Turtle Kinosternon baurii 23 1996-08-07