Mississippi Herp Atlas
Frogs and Toads of Clay County, Mississippi
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 2012
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Last recorded in 1968
Cope’s Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 2024
Crawfish Frog
Lithobates areolatus
Last recorded in 1969
Eastern Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans
Last recorded in 1965
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
Last recorded in 2020
Fowler’s Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
Last recorded in 2020
Green Treefrog
Hyla cinerea
Last recorded in 2020
Southern Cricket Frog
Acris gryllus
Last recorded in 1969
Lizards of Clay County, Mississippi
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
Last recorded in 2018
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
Last recorded in 2020
Little Brown Skink
Scincella lateralis
Last recorded in 2020
Mediterranean House Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus
Last recorded in 2019
Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineata
Last recorded in 1965
Southeastern Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon inexpectatus
Last recorded in 1965
Salamanders of Clay County, Mississippi
Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
Last recorded in 1966
Lesser Siren
Siren intermedia
Last recorded in 1965
Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma opacum
Last recorded in 1961
Red Salamander
Pseudotriton ruber
Last recorded in 1965
Small-mouthed Salamander
Ambystoma texanum
Last recorded in 1961
Three-lined Salamander
Eurycea guttolineata
Last recorded in 1963
Snakes of Clay County, Mississippi
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 1965
Common Wormsnake
Carphophis amoenus
Last recorded in 1957
Dekay’s Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in 2020
Diamond-backed Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer
Last recorded in 1968
Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
Last recorded in 2021
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Last recorded in 1966
Eastern Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis saurita
Last recorded in ????
Gray Ratsnake
Pantherophis spiloides
Last recorded in 2021
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in 2021
Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Last recorded in 2013
Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia erythrogaster
Last recorded in 1965
Red Cornsnake
Pantherophis guttatus
Last recorded in 1966
Red-bellied Mudsnake
Farancia abacura
Last recorded in 1930
Red-bellied Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
Last recorded in 2020
Rough Earthsnake
Haldea striatula
Last recorded in 1965
Turtles of Clay County, Mississippi
Alabama Map Turtle
Graptemys pulchra
Last recorded in 1965
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Macrochelys temminckii
Last recorded in 2019
Black-knobbed Map Turtle
Graptemys nigrinoda
Last recorded in 1988
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
Last recorded in 2021
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
Last recorded in 1965
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
Last recorded in 2024
River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna
Last recorded in 1965
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 1973
Southern Painted Turtle
Chrysemys dorsalis
Last recorded in 1965
Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 2019
Stripe-necked Musk Turtle
Sternotherus peltifer
Last recorded in 1965