Checklist Reptile and Amphibian

To report sightings, contact: Natural Resources Coordinator 980-314-1119 www.parkandrec.com REPTILE AND AMPHIBIAN CHECKLIST Mecklenburg County, NC: 66 species

Mole Salamanders ☐ Pickerel Frog ☐ Ground Skink (Scincella lateralis) ☐ Spotted Salamander (Rana (Lithobates) palustris) Whiptails (Ambystoma maculatum) ☐ Southern Leopard Frog ☐ Six-lined Racerunner ☐ Marbled Salamander (Rana (Lithobates) sphenocephala (Aspidoscelis sexlineata) (Ambystoma opacum) (sphenocephalus)) Nonvenomous Snakes Lungless Salamanders Snapping Turtles ☐ Eastern Worm Snake ☐ Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus fuscus) ☐ Common Snapping Turtle (Carphophis amoenus) ☐ Southern Two-lined Salamander (Chelydra serpentina) ☐ Scarlet Snake1 (Cemophora coccinea) (Eurycea cirrigera) Box and Water Turtles ☐ Black Racer (Coluber constrictor) ☐ Three-lined Salamander ☐ Northern Painted Turtle ☐ Ring-necked Snake (Eurycea guttolineata) (Chrysemys picta) (Diadophis punctatus) ☐ Spring Salamander ☐ Spotted Turtle2, 6 (Clemmys guttata) ☐ Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus) (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus) ☐ River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna) ☐ Rat Snake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis) ☐ Slimy Salamander (Plethodon glutinosus) ☐ Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina) ☐ Eastern Hognose Snake ☐ Mud Salamander (Pseudotriton montanus) ☐ Yellow-bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta) (Heterodon platirhinos) ☐ Red Salamander (Pseudotriton ruber) ☐ Red-eared Slider3 ☐ Mole Kingsnake Newts (Trachemys scripta elegans) (Lampropeltis calligaster) ☐ Red-spotted Newt Mud and Musk Turtles ☐ Eastern Kingsnake (Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens) (Lampropeltis getula getula) ☐ Eastern Mud Turtle ☐ Scarlet Kingsnake1 Toads (Kinosternon subrubrum) (Lampropeltis elapsoides) ☐ American Toad ☐ Eastern Musk Turtle ☐ Red-bellied Water Snake2 (Bufo (Anaxyrus) americanus) (Sternotherus odoratus) (Nerodia erythrogaster) ☐ Fowler’s Toad (Bufo (Anaxyrus) fowleri) Softshell Turtles ☐ Northern Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon) Tree Frogs ☐ Gulf Coast Spiny Softshell1 ☐ Brown Water Snake (Nerodia taxispilota) ☐ Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans) (Apalone spinifera aspera) ☐ Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) ☐ Cope’s Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis) Alligators ☐ Queen Snake (Regina septemvittata) ☐ Green Treefrog5 (Hyla cinerea) ☐ Brown Snake (Storeria dekayi) ☐ American Alligator3, 6 ☐ Squirrel Treefrog5 (Hyla squirella) ☐ Red-bellied Snake (Alligator mississippiensis) ☐ Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer) (Storeria occipitomaculata) ☐ Upland Chorus Frog (Pseudacris feriarum) Anoles ☐ Southeastern Crowned Snake Narrowmouth Toads ☐ Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) (Tantilla coronata) ☐ Eastern Ribbon Snake ☐ Eastern Narrowmouth Toad Spiny Lizards (Thamnophis sauritus) (Gastrophryne carolinensis) ☐ Eastern Fence Lizard ☐ Eastern Garter Snake (Sceloporus undulatus) American Spadefoot Toads (Thamnophis sirtalis) ☐ Eastern Spadefoot (Scaphiopus holbrookii) Skinks ☐ Rough Earth Snake (Virginia striatula) 1 True Frogs ☐ Common Five-lined Skink ☐ Smooth Earth Snake (Virginia valeriae) (Plestiodon fasciatus) ☐ Bullfrog Venomous Snakes ☐ Southeastern Five-lined Skink (Rana (Lithobates) catesbeiana ☐ Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) (Plestiodon inexpectatus) (catesbeianus)) ☐ Timber Rattlesnake4 ☐ Broad-headed Skink ☐ Green Frog (Rana (Lithobates) clamitans) (Crotalus horridus) (Plestiodon laticeps)

1NC Watch List, 2Historic or obscure record, 3Not native, 4NC Species of Special Concern, 5Recently established, 6Does not breed in region Taxonomic nomenclature follows: Amphibians and Reptiles of North Carolina Version 2. Checklist Publication Series: No. 04 © 2018 Mecklenburg County — All Rights Reserved. Photo: Bullfrog © Leigh Anne Carter.