Herps (Amphibians and Reptiles) of the Broad River Watershed

This list was compiled from county records from within the watershed (Banks, Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Jackson, Madison, Oglethorpe, Stephens, and Wilkes). A majority of records are from Clarke County, but those records should also represent possible species within the Broad River Watershed. Records may also include historical occurrences and may not reflect current distributions.

Amphibians (toads, frogs, salamanders)

OrderFamilyScientific NameCommon Name
Anura (frogs)BufonidaeAnaxyrus americanusAmerican Toad
Anaxyrus fowleriFowler's Toad
Anura (frogs)HylidaeAcris crepitansNorthern Cricket Frog
Acris gryllusSouthern Cricket Frog
Hyla avivocaBird-voiced Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelisCope's Gray Treefrog
Hyla cinereaGreen Treefrog
Hyla gratiosaBarking Treefrog
Pseudacris cruciferSpring Peeper
Pseudacris feriarumUpland Chorus Frog
Anura (frogs)MicrohylidaeGastrophryne carolinensisEastern Narrowmouth Toad
Anura (frogs)RanidaeLithobates catesbeianaBullfrog
Lithobates clamitansBronze Frog
Lithobates palustrisPickerel Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalusFlorida Leopard Frog
Lithobates sylvaticaWood Frog
Anura (frogs)ScaphiopodidaeScaphiopus holbrookiiEastern Spadefoot
Caudata (salamanders)AmbystomatidaeAmbystoma maculatumSpotted Salamander
Ambystoma opacumMarbled Salamander
Ambystoma talpoideumMole Salamander
Caudata (salamanders)AmphiumidaeAmphiuma meansTwo-toed Amphiuma
Caudata (salamanders)PlethodontidaeAneides aeneusGreen Salamander
Desmognathus aeneusSeepage Salamander
Desmognathus conantiSpotted Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus marmoratusShovelnose Salamander
Desmognathus monticolaSeal Salamander
Desmognathus ocoeeOcoee Salamander
Desmognathus quadramaculatusCommon Blackbelly Salamander
Eurycea cirrigeraSouthern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea guttolineataThree-lined Salamander
Eurycea wilderaeBlue Ridge Two-line Salamander
Gyrinophilus porphyriticusSpring Salamander
Hemidactylium scutatumFour-toed Salamander
Plethodon chattahoocheeChattahoochee Slimy Salamander
Plethodon chlorobryonisAtlantic Coast Slimy Salamander
Plethodon glutinosusNorthern Slimy Salamander
Pseudotriton montanusEastern Mud Salamander
Pseudotriton ruberRed Salamander
Urspelerpes bruceiPatch-nosed Salamander
Caudata (salamanders)SalamandridaeNotophthalmus viridescensEastern Newt

Reptiles (turtles, lizards, snakes)

OrderFamilyScientific NameCommon Name
CryptodiraChelydridaeChelydra serpentinaCommon Snapping Turtle
(turtles)
CryptodiraEmydidaeChrysemys pictaNorthern Painted Turtle
(turtles)
Pseudemys concinnaEastern River Cooter
Terrapene carolinaEastern Box Turtle
Trachemys scriptaSlider
CryptodiraKinosternidaeKinosternon subrubrumEastern Mud Turtle
(turtles)
Sternotherus minorLoggerhead Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratusCommon Musk Turtle
CryptodiraTrionychidaeApalone spiniferaSpiny Softshell
(turtles)
SquamataAnguidaeOphisaurus attenuatusSlender Glass Lizard
(lizards , skinks)
SquamataPhrynosomatidaeSceloporus undulatusEastern Fence Lizard
(lizards , skinks)
SquamataPolychrotidaeAnolis carolinensisGreen Anole
(lizards , skinks)
Plestiodon anthracinusCoal Skink
Scincidae
Plestiodon egregiusMole Skink
Plestiodon fasciatusFive-lined Skink
Plestiodon inexpectatusSouthern Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon laticepsBroadhead Skink
Scincella lateralisGround Skink
SquamataTeiidaeAspidoscelis sexlineataSix-lined Racerunner
(lizards , skinks)
SquamataColubridaeCemophora coccineaScarlet Snake
(snakes)
Coluber constrictorEastern Racer
Lampropeltis calligasterPrairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getulaCommon Kingsnake
Masticophis flagellumCoachwhip
Opheodrys aestivusRough Green Snake
Pantherophis guttataEastern Corn Snake
Pantherophis obsoletusBlack Rat Snake
Pituophis melanoleucusEastern Pine Snake
Tantilla coronataSoutheastern Crowned Snake
SquamataCrotalidaeAgkistrodon contortrixCopperhead
(snakes)
Agkistrodon piscivorusCottonmouth
Crotalus horridusTimber Rattlesnake
Sistrurus miliariusPigmy Rattlesnake
SquamataDipsadidaeCarphophis amoenusEastern Worm Snake
(snakes)
Diadophis punctatusRingneck Snake
SquamataNatricidaeNerodia erythrogasterPlainbelly Water Snake
(snakes)
Nerodia sipedonNorthern Water Snake
Nerodia taxispilotaBrown Water Snake
Regina septemvittataQueen Snake
Storeria dekayiBrown Snake
Storeria occipitomaculataRedbelly Snake
Thamnophis sauritusEastern Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis sirtalisCommon Garter Snake
Virginia striatulaRough Earth Snake
Virginia valeriaeSmooth Earth Snake
SquamataXenodontidaeHeterodon platirhinosEastern Hognose Snake
(snakes)
Georgia Muesum of Natural History collection databases.

Current names were obtained from: Collins, J.T. and T.W. Taggart. 2009. Standard common and current scientific names for North American Amphibians, Turtles, Reptiles, & Crocodilians, Sixth Edition. http://www.cnah.org/pdf_files/1246.pdf