Reptiles & Amphibians of South Carolina
The reptiles & amphibians most often spotted in South Carolina, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed reptiles & amphibians in South Carolina
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
14,813 observations
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
8,620 observations
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
6,660 observations
Common Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
6,400 observations
Southern Toad
Anaxyrus terrestris
5,445 observations
Green Treefrog
Dryophytes cinereus
5,026 observations · iNaturalist
Squirrel Tree Frog
Dryophytes squirellus
3,491 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Ratsnake
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
3,267 observations
Cope's Gray Tree Frog
Dryophytes chrysoscelis
2,606 observations · iNaturalist
DeKay's Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
2,352 observations
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
2,011 observations
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
2,010 observations
Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
1,902 observations
Fowler's Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
1,865 observations
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
1,856 observations
Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
1,757 observations
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
1,699 observations
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
1,641 observations
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
1,589 observations
Mediterranean House Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus
1,583 observations
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
1,543 observations
Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
1,502 observations
Broad-headed Skink
Plestiodon laticeps
1,445 observations
Banded Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata
1,398 observations · iNaturalist
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
1,210 observations
Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
1,193 observations
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
1,051 observations
Red-bellied Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
1,048 observations · iNaturalist
Little Brown Skink
Scincella lateralis
1,048 observations
Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys aestivus
1,040 observations
Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia erythrogaster
1,040 observations
Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
919 observations
Eastern Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula
912 observations
Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma opacum
862 observations
Common Wormsnake
Carphophis amoenus
850 observations
Northern Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans
840 observations
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
835 observations
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
828 observations
Brown Watersnake
Nerodia taxispilota
822 observations
Eastern Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus ventralis
818 observations
Southern Cricket Frog
Acris gryllus
779 observations
Eastern Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
721 observations
River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna
719 observations
Red Cornsnake
Pantherophis guttatus
697 observations
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
696 observations
Eastern Spadefoot
Scaphiopus holbrookii
673 observations
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
668 observations
Southern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera
603 observations
Brown Anole
Anolis sagrei
582 observations
Southeastern Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon inexpectatus
561 observations · iNaturalist