Mississippi Herp Atlas
Crocodilians of Covington County, Mississippi
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
Last recorded in 2016
Frogs and Toads of Covington County, Mississippi
Barking Treefrog
Hyla gratiosa
Last recorded in 1965
Cope’s Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 2021
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
Last recorded in 2019
Eastern Spadefoot
Scaphiopus holbrookii
Last recorded in 2019
Fowler’s Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
Last recorded in 2018
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 2019
Green Treefrog
Hyla cinerea
Last recorded in 2020
Pine Woods Treefrog
Hyla femoralis
Last recorded in 1965
Southern Cricket Frog
Acris gryllus
Last recorded in 1963
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Last recorded in 2018
Southern Toad
Anaxyrus terrestris
Last recorded in 2021
Squirrel Treefrog
Hyla squirella
Last recorded in 2021
Lizards of Covington County, Mississippi
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
Last recorded in 2023
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
Last recorded in 1998
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
Last recorded in 2021
Little Brown Skink
Scincella lateralis
Last recorded in 2021
Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineata
Last recorded in 1965
Slender Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus attenuatus
Last recorded in 1965
Southeastern Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon inexpectatus
Last recorded in 1965
Salamanders of Covington County, Mississippi
Coastal Plain Dwarf Salamander
Eurycea quadridigitata
Last recorded in 1963
Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
Last recorded in 1998
Lesser Siren
Siren intermedia
Last recorded in 1965
Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma opacum
Last recorded in 2018
Mississippi Slimy Salamander
Plethodon mississippi
Last recorded in 2023
Mole Salamander
Ambystoma talpoideum
Last recorded in 1969
Mud Salamander
Pseudotriton montanus
Last recorded in 1998
Red Salamander
Pseudotriton ruber
Last recorded in 1967
Small-mouthed Salamander
Ambystoma texanum
Last recorded in 1997
Southern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera
Last recorded in 2021
Spotted Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus cf. conanti
Last recorded in 1998
Spotted Salamander
Ambystoma maculatum
Last recorded in 1969
Three-lined Salamander
Eurycea guttolineata
Last recorded in 2018
Three-toed Amphiuma
Amphiuma tridactylum
Last recorded in 1965
Valentine’s Southern Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus valentinei
Last recorded in 1964
Snakes of Covington County, Mississippi
Black Kingsnake
Lampropeltis nigra
Last recorded in 1965
Coachwhip
Masticophis flagellum
Last recorded in 1965
Common Gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 1965
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 2022
Dekay’s Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in 2020
Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
Last recorded in 2023
Eastern Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis saurita
Last recorded in 2021
Glossy Swampnake
Liodytes rigida
Last recorded in 1965
Gray Ratsnake
Pantherophis spiloides
Last recorded in 2019
Harlequin Coralsnake
Micrurus fulvius
Last recorded in 1965
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in 2021
Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Last recorded in 2019
Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia erythrogaster
Last recorded in 2020
Queensnake
Regina septemvittata
Last recorded in 2022
Red-bellied Mudsnake
Farancia abacura
Last recorded in 2019
Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Last recorded in 2019
Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys aestivus
Last recorded in 2022
Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis holbrooki
Last recorded in 2019
Turtles of Covington County, Mississippi
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Macrochelys temminckii
Last recorded in 2018
Common Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
Last recorded in 2019
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
Last recorded in 2021
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
Last recorded in 2017
Pascagoula Map Turtle
Graptemys gibbonsi
Last recorded in 2016
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
Last recorded in 2021
Razor-backed Musk Turtle
Sternotherus carinatus
Last recorded in 2018
River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna
Last recorded in 2019
Smooth Softshell
Apalone mutica
Last recorded in 2015
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 2018
Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 2017
Stripe-necked Musk Turtle
Sternotherus peltifer
Last recorded in 2018
Yellow-blotched Map Turtle
Graptemys flavimaculata
Last recorded in 1965