Reptiles & Amphibians of Tennessee

The reptiles & amphibians most often spotted in Tennessee, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

124,168

recent observations

50

species listed

50

reptiles & amphibians

Naturalists have logged 124,168 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Tennessee. The most frequently seen is the Common Box Turtle, with 10,149 recorded sightings.

Most-observed reptiles & amphibians in Tennessee

Common Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina

10,149 observations

Central Ratsnake

Pantherophis alleghaniensis

7,691 observations

Common Watersnake

Nerodia sipedon

6,114 observations

Notophthalmus viridescens

6,069 observations

Anaxyrus americanus

5,120 observations

Cope's Gray Tree Frog

Dryophytes chrysoscelis

5,033 observations · iNaturalist

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

4,848 observations

Trachemys scripta

4,743 observations

Eastern Fence Lizard

Sceloporus undulatus

4,573 observations

Lithobates clamitans

3,317 observations

Ring-necked Snake

Diadophis punctatus

3,293 observations

Common Five-lined Skink

Plestiodon fasciatus

3,209 observations

Common Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina

3,173 observations

Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander

Eurycea wilderae

3,026 observations · iNaturalist

Eastern Copperhead

Agkistrodon contortrix

2,473 observations

Seal Salamander

Desmognathus monticola

2,288 observations

Pseudotriton ruber

2,160 observations

Anaxyrus fowleri

2,157 observations

Northern Zigzag Salamander

Plethodon dorsalis

2,111 observations · iNaturalist

Northern Slimy Salamander

Plethodon glutinosus

2,015 observations

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

1,984 observations

DeKay's Brownsnake

Storeria dekayi

1,973 observations

Timber Rattlesnake

Crotalus horridus

1,814 observations

Cave Salamander

Eurycea lucifuga

1,681 observations

North American Racer

Coluber constrictor

1,612 observations

Black Kingsnake

Lampropeltis nigra

1,596 observations · iNaturalist

Lithobates palustris

1,585 observations

Anolis carolinensis

1,555 observations

Dryophytes cinereus

1,542 observations · iNaturalist

Red-cheeked Salamander

Plethodon jordani

1,536 observations

Pseudacris crucifer

1,522 observations

Spring Salamander

Gyrinophilus porphyriticus

1,507 observations

Southern Two-lined Salamander

Eurycea cirrigera

1,347 observations

Northern Gray-cheeked Salamander

Plethodon montanus

1,332 observations · iNaturalist

White-spotted Slimy Salamander

Plethodon cylindraceus

1,325 observations · iNaturalist

Common Wormsnake

Carphophis amoenus

1,313 observations

Blue Ridge Dusky Salamander

Desmognathus orestes

1,293 observations · iNaturalist

Yonahlossee Salamander

Plethodon yonahlossee

1,269 observations · iNaturalist

Southern Leopard Frog

Lithobates sphenocephalus

1,266 observations

Lithobates sylvaticus

1,224 observations

Cherokee Blackbelly Salamander

Desmognathus gvnigeusgwotli

1,205 observations · iNaturalist

Northern Cricket Frog

Acris crepitans

1,147 observations

Eastern Milksnake

Lampropeltis triangulum

1,133 observations

Spotted Salamander

Ambystoma maculatum

1,121 observations

Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander

Plethodon metcalfi

1,058 observations · iNaturalist

Rough Greensnake

Opheodrys aestivus

1,007 observations

Northern Cottonmouth

Agkistrodon piscivorus

929 observations

Blue Ridge Blackbelly Salamander

Desmognathus mavrokoilius

919 observations · iNaturalist

Upland Chorus Frog

Pseudacris feriarum

913 observations

Pseudemys concinna

898 observations

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