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What Reptiles and Amphibians Are Out in Delaware in August

23 reptiles and amphibians are active in Delaware in August, and 12 are at peak. Peak species include the Fowler's Toad, Green Frog, American Bullfrog, and Southern Leopard Frog.

Counted from iNaturalist research-grade observations recorded inside Delaware. Seasons shift across the state, so for a closer match, pick your ecoregion.

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Species out across Delaware, by group and month

Group
Snakes		1	5	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	4	1
Lizards			2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Turtles		2	5	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	2
Frogs and Toads		4	7	10	11	9	9	9	9	8	1
Salamanders	2	2	2	2	2	1	1		1	2	2	2

Numbers = species active that month (at peak or just starting / winding down).

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At peak in August 12

Snakes

peak

SnakesRing-necked SnakeDiadophis punctatus

Lizards

peak

LizardsCommon Five-lined SkinkPlestiodon fasciatus

peak

LizardsEastern Fence LizardSceloporus undulatus

Turtles

peak

TurtlesEastern Musk TurtleSternotherus odoratus

Frogs and Toads

peak

Frogs and ToadsAmerican BullfrogLithobates catesbeianus

peak

Frogs and ToadsAmerican ToadAnaxyrus americanus

peak

Frogs and ToadsEastern SpadefootScaphiopus holbrookii

peak

Frogs and ToadsFowler's ToadAnaxyrus fowleri

peak

Frogs and ToadsGreen FrogLithobates clamitans

peak

Frogs and ToadsGreen TreefrogDryophytes cinereus

peak

Frogs and ToadsPickerel FrogLithobates palustris

peak

Frogs and ToadsSouthern Leopard FrogLithobates sphenocephalus

Shoulder season in August 11

Snakes

shoulder

SnakesCentral RatsnakePantherophis alleghaniensis

shoulder

SnakesCommon Garter SnakeThamnophis sirtalis

shoulder

SnakesCommon WatersnakeNerodia sipedon

shoulder

SnakesDeKay's BrownsnakeStoreria dekayi

shoulder

SnakesNorth American RacerColuber constrictor

Turtles

shoulder

TurtlesCommon Snapping TurtleChelydra serpentina

shoulder

TurtlesEastern Mud TurtleKinosternon subrubrum

shoulder

TurtlesNorthern Red-bellied CooterPseudemys rubriventris

shoulder

TurtlesPainted TurtleChrysemys picta

shoulder

TurtlesPond SliderTrachemys scripta

introduced

Frogs and Toads

shoulder

Frogs and ToadsNorthern Cricket FrogAcris crepitans

Peak and shoulder ratings are rough guidance, not a schedule. Weather, elevation and the year can shift any species by weeks.

Rare and protected species are left off on purpose. Look, don't take, and never handle a venomous snake.

Delaware in August

What reptiles and amphibians are out in Delaware in August?

23 reptiles and amphibians are active in Delaware in August, and 12 are at peak. Peak species include the Fowler's Toad, Green Frog, American Bullfrog, and Southern Leopard Frog.

Are venomous snakes active in Delaware in August?

No venomous snakes on this list are active in Delaware in August.