Mississippi Herp Atlas
Crocodilians of Adams County, Mississippi
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
Last recorded in 2021
Frogs and Toads of Adams County, Mississippi
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 2020
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Last recorded in 2021
Cope’s Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 2019
Eastern Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans
Last recorded in 1934
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
Last recorded in 2020
Fowler’s Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
Last recorded in 2021
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 2021
Green Treefrog
Hyla cinerea
Last recorded in 2021
Gulf Coast Toad
Incilius nebulifer
Last recorded in 2021
Pickerel Frog
Lithobates palustris
Last recorded in 2020
Southern Cricket Frog
Acris gryllus
Last recorded in 2018
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Last recorded in 2020
Southern Toad
Anaxyrus terrestris
Last recorded in 1990
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Last recorded in 1965
Squirrel Treefrog
Hyla squirella
Last recorded in 2018
Upland Chorus Frog
Pseudacris feriarum
Last recorded in 1965
Lizards of Adams County, Mississippi
Broad-headed Skink
Plestiodon laticeps
Last recorded in 2018
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
Last recorded in 1934
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
Last recorded in 2021
Little Brown Skink
Scincella lateralis
Last recorded in 2021
Mediterranean House Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus
Last recorded in 2020
Prairie Lizard
Sceloporus consobrinus
Last recorded in 2020
Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineata
Last recorded in 1892
Salamanders of Adams County, Mississippi
Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
Last recorded in 1965
Mississippi Slimy Salamander
Plethodon mississippi
Last recorded in 1892
Spotted Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus cf. conanti
Last recorded in 1953
Three-lined Salamander
Eurycea guttolineata
Last recorded in 1965
Three-toed Amphiuma
Amphiuma tridactylum
Last recorded in ????
Snakes of Adams County, Mississippi
Black Kingsnake
Lampropeltis nigra
Last recorded in 1948
Common Gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 2021
Common Wormsnake
Carphophis amoenus
Last recorded in 1967
Dekay’s Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in ????
Diamond-backed Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer
Last recorded in 2017
Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
Last recorded in 2020
Gray Ratsnake
Pantherophis spiloides
Last recorded in 2021
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in 2020
Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Last recorded in 2021
Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia erythrogaster
Last recorded in 2020
Pygmy Rattlesnake
Sistrurus miliarius
Last recorded in 1965
Red Cornsnake
Pantherophis guttatus
Last recorded in 2021
Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Last recorded in 2020
Scarlet Kingsnake
Lampropeltis elapsoides
Last recorded in ????
Southern Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata
Last recorded in 2020
Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis holbrooki
Last recorded in 2018
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Last recorded in 2021
Western Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis proximus
Last recorded in 2021
Turtles of Adams County, Mississippi
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Macrochelys temminckii
Last recorded in 2018
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
Last recorded in 2021
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
Last recorded in 1965
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
Last recorded in 2021
Ouachita Map Turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis
Last recorded in 2018
Pearl River Map Turtle
Graptemys pearlensis
Last recorded in 1976
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
Last recorded in 2021
Razor-backed Musk Turtle
Sternotherus carinatus
Last recorded in 1797
River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna
Last recorded in 1852
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 2016
Southern Painted Turtle
Chrysemys dorsalis
Last recorded in 2020
Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 1934