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Amphibians & Reptiles Species List

Scientific Name
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Common Name
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CLASS: AMPHIBIA - Amphibians

Sirenidae - Sirens
   Siren lacertina

Salamandridae - Newts & Salamanders
   Notophthalmus viridescens

Amphiumidae - Amphiumas
   Amphiuma means

Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamanders
   Ambystoma cingulatum 
   Ambystoma mabeei
   Ambystoma opacum

Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamanders
 1Desmognathus auriculatus
 1Eurycea cirrigera
   Eurycea quadridigitata
   Pseudotriton montanus

Scaphiopodidae - Spadefoots
   Scaphiopus holbrooki

Bufonidae - Toads
   Bufo quercicus 
   Bufo terrestris

Hylidae - Tree Frogs
   Acris gryllus 
   Hyla chrysoscelis 
   Hyla cinerea 
   Hyla femoralis
   Hyla gratiosa
   Hyla squirella
   Pseudacris crucifer 
   Pseudacris ocularis 

  Ranidae - True Frogs
   Rana catesbeiana 
   Rana clamitans 
   Rana grylio 
   Rana palustris 
   Rana sphenocephala

Microhylidae - Narrow-mouthed Toads
   Gastrophryne carolinensis

CLASS: REPTILIA - Reptiles

Alligatoridae - Alligators & Caimans
   Alligator mississippiensis

Chelydridae - Snapping Turtles
   Chelydra serpentina

Kinosternidae - Mud & Musk Turtles
   Kinosternon baurii
   Kinosternon subrubrum
   Sternotherus odoratus

Emydidae - Pond Turtles & Terrapins
   Trachemys scripta 
   Clemmys guttata 
   Deirochelys reticularia 
   Terrapene carolina 
   Malaclemys terrapin

Trionychidae - Softshell Turtles
   Trionyx spiniferus

Cheloniidae - Marine Turtles
   Caretta caretta 
   Chelonia mydas

Polychrotidae - Anoloid Lizards
   Anolis carolinensis 

Phrynosomatidae - No. American Spiny Lizards
   Sceloporus undulatus

Scincidae - Skinks
   Eumeces fasciatus
   Eumeces inexpectatus 
   Eumeces laticeps 
   Scincella lateralis

Teiidae - Racerunners & Whiptails
  2Aspidoceles sexlineatus

Anguidae - Alligator & Glass Lizards
   Ophisaurus ventralis

Colubridae
   Carphophis amoenus (Picture)
   Cemophora coccinea
   Coluber constrictor 
   Coluber constrictor priapus
   Diadophis punctatus 
   Elaphe guttata 
   Elaphe obsoleta 
   Farancia abacura 
   Farancia erytrogramma 
   Heterodon platirhinos 
   Heterodon simus 
   Lampropeltis getulus getulus 
   Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides
   Masticophis flagellum flagellum 
   Nerodia erythrogaster erythrogaster 
   Nerodia fasciata confluens
   Nerodia taxispilota 
   Opheodrys aestivus 
   Rhadinaea flavilata 
   Storeria dekayi 
   Storeria occipitomaculata
   Tantilla coronata 
   Thamnophis sauritus 
   Thamnophis sirtalis 
   Virginia valeriae

Elapidae - Cobras & Coral Snakes
   Micrurus fulvius

Viperidae - (Pit) Vipers
   Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix 
   Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus 
 3Crotalus horridus atricaudatus 
 4Crotalus adamanteus
   Sistrurus miliarius miliarius 
 

 



Greater Siren



Eastern Newt


Two-Toed Amphiuma: Hobcaw Photos 1  2



Flatwoods Salamander
Mabee's salamander
Marbled Salamander



1Southern Dusky Salamander
1Southern Two-lined Salamander
Dwarf Salamander
Mud Salamander




Eastern Spadefoot Toad



Oak Toad
Southern Toad


Southern Cricket Frog
Gray Treefrog
Green Treefrog
Pine Woods Treefrog
Barking Treefrog
Squirrel Treefrog
Spring Peeper
Little Grass Frog


American Bullfrog
Green Frog
Pig Frog
Pickerel Frog
Southern Leopard Frog


Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad

 


American alligator


Snapping Turtle


Striped Mud Turtle
Eastern Mud Turtle
Common Musk Turtle


Common Slider
Spotted Turtle
Chicken Turtle
Eastern Box Turtle
Diamondback Terrapin


Spiny Softshell


Loggerhead
Green Sea Turtle


Green Anole


Eastern Fence Lizard


Five-lined Skink
Southeastern Five-Lined Skink
Broad-head Skink
Ground Skink


Six-Lined Racerunner


Eastern Glass Lizard


Eastern Worm Snake
Scarlet Snake
Racer
Southern Black Racer: Hobcaw Juvenile (pdf)
Ringneck Snake
Corn Snake
Rat Snake: Hobcaw Photo 1
Mud Snake
Rainbow Snake
Eastern Hognose Snake
Southern Hognose Snake
Eastern Kingsnake
Scarlet Kingsnake
Eastern Coachwhip
Redbelly Watersnake
Broad-banded Water Snake
Brown Water Snake
Rough Green Snake: Hobcaw Photo 1
Pine Woods Snake
Brown Snake
Redbelly Snake
Southeastern Crowned Snake
Eastern Ribbon Snake
Common Garter Snake
Smooth Earth Snake


Northern Coral Snake


Southern Copperhead: Hobcaw Photo 1
Eastern Cottonmouth
3Canebrake Rattlesnake: Hobcaw Photo 1
4Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
Carolina Pigmy Rattlesnake
 


1 These individuals were observed & collected in 1965                                                                         
2 Original genus Cnemidophorus changed to Aspidoceles.                        
3 Subspecies is not recognized by the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (www.itis.gov/index.html).
4
Probably extirpated at Hobcaw Barony (A. Markezich, pers. comm.). Last visual record was 1971.


Surveys which have specific details on amphibians & reptiles of Hobcaw (copies available at the BMFL):

William S. Busbee. An Ecological Characterization of Three Seasonally Flooded Ponds on the
                         Waccamaw Neck, SC. 2001. M.S. Thesis. Clemson University, SC,
USA.   

J.D. Camper. A Survey of the Amphibians & Reptiles of Hobcaw Barony. 2007. Francis Marion University,
                         Florence, SC, USA.                                                                                                                                          

 

 

 

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