Mississippi Herp Atlas
Frogs and Toads of Choctaw County, Mississippi
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 1965
Cope’s Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 2020
Eastern Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans
Last recorded in 1961
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
Last recorded in 2021
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 1963
Green Treefrog
Hyla cinerea
Last recorded in 2020
Southern Cricket Frog
Acris gryllus
Last recorded in 2021
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Last recorded in 2020
Lizards of Choctaw County, Mississippi
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
Last recorded in 1958
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
Last recorded in 2021
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
Last recorded in 2021
Little Brown Skink
Scincella lateralis
Last recorded in 2021
Salamanders of Choctaw County, Mississippi
Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
Last recorded in 1964
Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma opacum
Last recorded in 2012
Mississippi Slimy Salamander
Plethodon mississippi
Last recorded in 1993
Red Salamander
Pseudotriton ruber
Last recorded in 2012
Southern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera
Last recorded in 1970
Spotted Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus cf. conanti
Last recorded in 1965
Three-lined Salamander
Eurycea guttolineata
Last recorded in 2020
Webster’s Salamander
Plethodon websteri
Last recorded in 1965
Snakes of Choctaw County, Mississippi
Dekay’s Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in 2021
Diamond-backed Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer
Last recorded in 1965
Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
Last recorded in 1967
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Last recorded in 1965
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
Red-bellied Mudsnake
Farancia abacura
Last recorded in 1964
Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Last recorded in 1964
Smooth Earthsnake
Virginia valeriae
Last recorded in 1967
Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis holbrooki
Last recorded in 2020
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Last recorded in 2023
Turtles of Choctaw County, Mississippi
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Macrochelys temminckii
Last recorded in 2018
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
Last recorded in 2021
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
Last recorded in 1973
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
Last recorded in 2021