Amphibians and Reptiles of Richland County, SC

Alligators
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis 1 2012-06-14
Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 12 2019-05-21
American Toad Bufo americanus 3 2011-06-15
Barking Treefrog Hyla gratiosa 3 2013-06-13
Brimley's Chorus Frog Pseudacris brimleyi 1 2003-02-22
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 22 2013-06-14
Eastern Narrowmouth Toad Gastrophryne carolinensis 5 2019-03-30
Eastern Spadefoot Scaphiopus holbrookii 4 2017-04-26
Fowler's Toad Bufo fowleri 10 2014-06-08
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 14 2013-06-13
Green Treefrog Hyla cinerea 13 2022-05-01
Little Grass Frog Pseudacris ocularis 1 2013-07-11
Northern Cricket Frog Acris crepitans 10 2022-03-26
Oak Toad Bufo quercicus 1 2013-06-13
Southern Chorus Frog Pseudacris nigrita 1 2007-03-21
Southern Cricket Frog Acris gryllus 9 2017-02-24
Southern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephala 10 2016-03-28
Southern Toad Bufo terrestris 13 2021-09-18
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 6 2011-06-15
Squirrel Treefrog Hyla squirella 1 2011-06-15
Upland Chorus Frog Pseudacris feriarum 8 2014-06-08
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps 10 2014-09-13
Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus 1 2011-06-15
Eastern Glass Lizard Ophisaurus ventralis 1 2015-01-14
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus 10 2017-03-01
Green Anole Anolis carolinensis 25 2022-05-01
Ground Skink Scincella lateralis 5 2018-10-14
Mediterranean Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus 2 2010-06-30
Six-lined Racerunner Aspidoscelis sexlineatus 1 2013-10-01
Southeastern Five-lined Skink Eumeces inexpectatus 1 2011-06-15
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Atlantic Coast Slimy Salamander Plethodon chlorobryonis 3 2019-05-21
Chamberlain's Dwarf Salamander Eurycea chamberlaini 3 2013-06-14
Eastern Mud Salamander Pseudotriton montanus 1 2016-02-23
Flatwoods Salamander Ambystoma cingulatum 2 2013-11-07
Greater Siren Siren lacertina 1 2010-05-10
Long-tailed Salamander Eurycea longicauda 1 2020-05-16
Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum 20 2019-11-17
Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus 3 2017-07-13
Southern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus auriculatus 2 2007-04-13
Southern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea cirrigera 1 2010-04-01
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum 1 2010-03-12
Three-lined Salamander Eurycea guttolineata 12 2019-11-17
White-spotted Slimy Salamander Plethodon cylindraceus 1 2013-06-13
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Banded Watersnake Nerodia fasciata 5 2019-03-24
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 3 2011-06-15
Brown Watersnake Nerodia taxispilota 12 2022-12-30
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 2 2022-03-20
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 4 2018-05-03
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata 5 2018-05-03
Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus 9 2019-05-21
Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platirhinos 2 2022-05-26
Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula 4 2022-04-30
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 4 2019-05-21
Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum 2 2010-07-10
Mud Snake Farancia abacura 1 2011-07-11
Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon 2 2019-04-28
Pigmy Rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius 1 2010-07-01
Queen Snake Regina septemvittata 1 2001-05-21
Racer Coluber constrictor 8 2021-06-15
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 12 2019-07-14
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 1 2012-06-27
Redbelly Watersnake Nerodia erythrogaster 15 2022-12-30
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 3 2019-05-21
Rough Earth Snake Virginia striatula 1 2020-04-18
Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus 2 2016-03-28
Scarlet kingsnake Lampropeltis elapsoides 2 2010-03-16
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 6 2018-05-03
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 5 2022-10-13
Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum 8 2019-03-24
Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta 2 2019-03-24
River Cooter Pseudemys concinna 9 2013-06-14
Slider Trachemys scripta 14 2022-05-01
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 2 2011-06-15
Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata 1 1999-04-01
Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus 3 2020-04-25