Mississippi Herp Atlas
Frogs and Toads of Amite County, Mississippi
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 1985
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Last recorded in 1967
Barking Treefrog
Hyla gratiosa
Last recorded in 1965
Cope’s Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 2014
Eastern Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans
Last recorded in 1966
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
Last recorded in 1965
Eastern Spadefoot
Scaphiopus holbrookii
Last recorded in 2014
Fowler’s Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
Last recorded in 2020
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 2014
Green Treefrog
Hyla cinerea
Last recorded in 2014
Gulf Coast Toad
Incilius nebulifer
Last recorded in 2020
Southern Cricket Frog
Acris gryllus
Last recorded in 1966
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Last recorded in 2013
Southern Toad
Anaxyrus terrestris
Last recorded in 2013
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Last recorded in 2014
Squirrel Treefrog
Hyla squirella
Last recorded in 2013
Lizards of Amite County, Mississippi
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
Last recorded in 1987
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
Last recorded in 1967
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
Last recorded in 2020
Little Brown Skink
Scincella lateralis
Last recorded in 1967
Mediterranean House Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus
Last recorded in 2019
Prairie Lizard
Sceloporus consobrinus
Last recorded in 2020
Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineata
Last recorded in 1965
Southeastern Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon inexpectatus
Last recorded in 1965
Salamanders of Amite County, Mississippi
Coastal Plain Dwarf Salamander
Eurycea quadridigitata
Last recorded in 1974
Gulf Coast Water Dog
Necturus beyeri
Last recorded in 1985
Lesser Siren
Siren intermedia
Last recorded in 2003
Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma opacum
Last recorded in 1991
Mississippi Slimy Salamander
Plethodon mississippi
Last recorded in 2020
Mole Salamander
Ambystoma talpoideum
Last recorded in 1972
Red Salamander
Pseudotriton ruber
Last recorded in 1965
Southern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera
Last recorded in 1987
Spotted Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus cf. conanti
Last recorded in 1987
Three-lined Salamander
Eurycea guttolineata
Last recorded in 2020
Valentine’s Southern Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus valentinei
Last recorded in 1965
Snakes of Amite County, Mississippi
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 2020
Common Wormsnake
Carphophis amoenus
Last recorded in 1965
Dekay’s Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in 2020
Diamond-backed Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer
Last recorded in 1965
Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
Last recorded in 2013
Gray Ratsnake
Pantherophis spiloides
Last recorded in 2021
Harlequin Coralsnake
Micrurus fulvius
Last recorded in 1965
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in 2021
Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Last recorded in 2021
Queensnake
Regina septemvittata
Last recorded in 1981
Red-bellied Mudsnake
Farancia abacura
Last recorded in 1967
Red-bellied Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
Last recorded in 1995
Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Last recorded in 2020
Rough Earthsnake
Haldea striatula
Last recorded in 1966
Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys aestivus
Last recorded in 1965
Smooth Earthsnake
Virginia valeriae
Last recorded in 2014
Southeastern Crowned Snake
Tantilla coronata
Last recorded in 1965
Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis holbrooki
Last recorded in 2021
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Last recorded in 2017
Western Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis proximus
Last recorded in 2014
Turtles of Amite County, Mississippi
Common Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
Last recorded in ????
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
Last recorded in 1965
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
Last recorded in 1966
Razor-backed Musk Turtle
Sternotherus carinatus
Last recorded in 1972
Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 1965