Mississippi Herp Atlas
Frogs and Toads of Calhoun County, Mississippi
Eastern Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans
Last recorded in 1934
Fowler’s Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
Last recorded in 1934
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 1965
Green Treefrog
Hyla cinerea
Last recorded in 1966
Southern Cricket Frog
Acris gryllus
Last recorded in 1934
Southern Toad
Anaxyrus terrestris
Last recorded in 1966
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Last recorded in 1963
Upland Chorus Frog
Pseudacris feriarum
Last recorded in 1963
Lizards of Calhoun County, Mississippi
Broad-headed Skink
Plestiodon laticeps
Last recorded in 1965
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
Last recorded in 1934
Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineata
Last recorded in 1934
Southeastern Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon inexpectatus
Last recorded in 1961
Salamanders of Calhoun County, Mississippi
Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
Last recorded in 1961
Mississippi Slimy Salamander
Plethodon mississippi
Last recorded in 1963
Mudpuppy
Necturus maculosus
Last recorded in 1965
Red Salamander
Pseudotriton ruber
Last recorded in 1965
Three-lined Salamander
Eurycea guttolineata
Last recorded in 1965
Snakes of Calhoun County, Mississippi
Black Kingsnake
Lampropeltis nigra
Last recorded in 1965
Common Gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 1965
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 1965
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Last recorded in 1965
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in 1961
Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Last recorded in 2019
Red-bellied Mudsnake
Farancia abacura
Last recorded in 1965
Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Last recorded in 1965
Rough Earthsnake
Haldea striatula
Last recorded in 1965
Smooth Earthsnake
Virginia valeriae
Last recorded in 1963
Turtles of Calhoun County, Mississippi
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Macrochelys temminckii
Last recorded in 2017
Common Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
Last recorded in 1934
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
Last recorded in 2021
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
Last recorded in 1966
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 1961
Southern Painted Turtle
Chrysemys dorsalis
Last recorded in 1966
Stripe-necked Musk Turtle
Sternotherus peltifer
Last recorded in 1965