Mississippi Herp Atlas
Frogs and Toads of Benton County, Mississippi
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 1965
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Last recorded in 2021
Cope’s Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 2021
Fowler’s Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
Last recorded in 2021
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 1965
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Last recorded in 1908
Lizards of Benton County, Mississippi
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
Last recorded in 2015
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
Last recorded in 2021
Little Brown Skink
Scincella lateralis
Last recorded in 2021
Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineata
Last recorded in 1934
Salamanders of Benton County, Mississippi
Lesser Siren
Siren intermedia
Last recorded in 1965
Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma opacum
Last recorded in 2025
Mississippi Slimy Salamander
Plethodon mississippi
Last recorded in 2021
Mole Salamander
Ambystoma talpoideum
Last recorded in 1970
Southern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera
Last recorded in 1969
Spotted Salamander
Ambystoma maculatum
Last recorded in 2024
Three-lined Salamander
Eurycea guttolineata
Last recorded in 2021
Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum
Last recorded in 2025
Snakes of Benton County, Mississippi
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 1965
Dekay’s Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in 2019
Diamond-backed Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer
Last recorded in 1965
Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
Last recorded in 2024
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
Red Cornsnake
Pantherophis guttatus
Last recorded in 2017
Red-bellied Mudsnake
Farancia abacura
Last recorded in 2003
Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys aestivus
Last recorded in 2021
Scarletsnake
Cemophora coccinea
Last recorded in 2018
Turtles of Benton County, Mississippi
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
Last recorded in 2021
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
Last recorded in 1985
River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna
Last recorded in 2015