Mississippi Herp Atlas
Crocodilians
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
Frogs and Toads
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Barking Treefrog
Hyla gratiosa
Bird-voiced Treefrog
Hyla avivoca
Cajun Chorus Frog
Pseudacris fouquettei
Collinses’ Mountain Chorus Frog
Pseudacris collinsorum
Cope’s Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Crawfish Frog
Lithobates areolatus
Dusky Gopher Frog
Lithobates sevosus
Eastern Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
Eastern Spadefoot
Scaphiopus holbrookii
Fowler’s Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Green Treefrog
Hyla cinerea
Greenhouse Frog
Eleutherodactylus planirostris
Gulf Coast Toad
Incilius nebulifer
Oak Toad
Anaxyrus quercicus
Ornate Chorus Frog
Pseudacris ornata
Pickerel Frog
Lithobates palustris
Pig Frog
Lithobates grylio
Pine Woods Treefrog
Hyla femoralis
River Frog
Lithobates heckscheri
Southern Chorus Frog
Pseudacris nigrita
Southern Cricket Frog
Acris gryllus
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Southern Toad
Anaxyrus terrestris
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Squirrel Treefrog
Hyla squirella
Upland Chorus Frog
Pseudacris feriarum
Lizards
Broad-headed Skink
Plestiodon laticeps
Brown Anole
Anolis sagrei
Coal Skink
Plestiodon anthracinus
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
Eastern Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus ventralis
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
Little Brown Skink
Scincella lateralis
Mediterranean House Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus
Mimic Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus mimicus
Prairie Lizard
Sceloporus consobrinus
Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineata
Slender Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus attenuatus
Southeastern Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon inexpectatus
Spotted House Gecko
Hemidactylus parvimaculatus
Salamanders
Bog Dwarf Salamander
Eurycea sphagnicola
Cave Salamander
Eurycea lucifuga
Coastal Plain Dwarf Salamander
Eurycea quadridigitata
Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
Four-toed Salamander
Hemidactylium scutatum
Green Salamander
Aneides aeneus
Gulf Coast Water Dog
Necturus beyeri
Hellbender
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
Lesser Siren
Siren intermedia
Long-tailed Salamander
Eurycea longicauda
Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma opacum
Mississippi Slimy Salamander
Plethodon mississippi
Mole Salamander
Ambystoma talpoideum
Mud Salamander
Pseudotriton montanus
Mudpuppy
Necturus maculosus
One-toed Amphiuma
Amphiuma pholeter
Pascagoula Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus pascagoula
Red Salamander
Pseudotriton ruber
Small-mouthed Salamander
Ambystoma texanum
Southern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera
Southern Zigzag Salamander
Plethodon ventralis
Spotted Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus cf. conanti
Spotted Salamander
Ambystoma maculatum
Spring Salamander
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus
Three-lined Salamander
Eurycea guttolineata
Three-toed Amphiuma
Amphiuma tridactylum
Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum
Two-toed Amphiuma
Amphiuma means
Valentine’s Southern Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus valentinei
Webster’s Salamander
Plethodon websteri
Western Dwarf Salamander
Eurycea paludicola
Snakes
Black Kingsnake
Lampropeltis nigra
Black Pinesnake
Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi
Coachwhip
Masticophis flagellum
Common Gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
Common Wormsnake
Carphophis amoenus
Dekay’s Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
Diamond-backed Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer
Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
Crotalus adamanteus
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Eastern Indigo Snake
Drymarchon couperi
Eastern Milksnake
Lampropeltis triangulum
Eastern Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis saurita
Glossy Swampnake
Liodytes rigida
Graham’s Crayfish Snake
Regina grahamii
Gray Ratsnake
Pantherophis spiloides
Harlequin Coralsnake
Micrurus fulvius
Mississippi Green Watersnake
Nerodia cyclopion
Mole Kingsnake
Lampropeltis rhombomaculata
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Pine Woods Littersnake
Rhadinaea flavilata
Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia erythrogaster
Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis calligaster
Pygmy Rattlesnake
Sistrurus miliarius
Queensnake
Regina septemvittata
Rainbow Snake
Farancia erytrogramma
Red Cornsnake
Pantherophis guttatus
Red-bellied Mudsnake
Farancia abacura
Red-bellied Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Rough Earthsnake
Haldea striatula
Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys aestivus
Saltmarsh Snake
Nerodia clarkii
Scarlet Kingsnake
Lampropeltis elapsoides
Scarletsnake
Cemophora coccinea
Smooth Earthsnake
Virginia valeriae
Southeastern Crowned Snake
Tantilla coronata
Southern Hog-nosed Snake
Heterodon simus
Southern Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata
Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis holbrooki
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Western Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis proximus
Turtles
Alabama Map Turtle
Graptemys pulchra
Alabama Red-bellied Turtle
Pseudemys alabamensis
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Macrochelys temminckii
Black-knobbed Map Turtle
Graptemys nigrinoda
Chicken Turtle
Deirochelys reticularia
Common Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
Diamond-backed Terrapin
Malaclemys terrapin
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
Gopher Tortoise
Gopherus polyphemus
Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata
Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle
Lepidochelys kempii
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Dermochelys coriacea
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Caretta caretta
Northern Map Turtle
Graptemys geographica
Ouachita Map Turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis
Pascagoula Map Turtle
Graptemys gibbonsi
Pearl River Map Turtle
Graptemys pearlensis
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
Razor-backed Musk Turtle
Sternotherus carinatus
Ringed Map Turtle
Graptemys oculifera
River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna
Smooth Softshell
Apalone mutica
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Southern Painted Turtle
Chrysemys dorsalis
Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera
Stripe-necked Musk Turtle
Sternotherus peltifer
Yellow-blotched Map Turtle
Graptemys flavimaculata