Mississippi Herp Atlas
Crocodilians of DeSoto County, Mississippi
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
Last recorded in 2016
Frogs and Toads of DeSoto County, Mississippi
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 2021
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Last recorded in 2021
Cope’s Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 2020
Eastern Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans
Last recorded in 1937
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
Last recorded in 1965
Fowler’s Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
Last recorded in 2017
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 2020
Green Treefrog
Hyla cinerea
Last recorded in 2021
Southern Cricket Frog
Acris gryllus
Last recorded in 1942
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Last recorded in 2021
Lizards of DeSoto County, Mississippi
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
Last recorded in 2020
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
Last recorded in 1942
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
Last recorded in 2019
Little Brown Skink
Scincella lateralis
Last recorded in 2020
Mediterranean House Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus
Last recorded in 2021
Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineata
Last recorded in 2019
Salamanders of DeSoto County, Mississippi
Lesser Siren
Siren intermedia
Last recorded in 1965
Southern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera
Last recorded in 1942
Three-lined Salamander
Eurycea guttolineata
Last recorded in 1942
Snakes of DeSoto County, Mississippi
Black Kingsnake
Lampropeltis nigra
Last recorded in 2018
Diamond-backed Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer
Last recorded in 1940
Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
Last recorded in 2016
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Last recorded in 2021
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 2019
Red Cornsnake
Pantherophis guttatus
Last recorded in 2021
Southern Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata
Last recorded in 2021
Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis holbrooki
Last recorded in 2020
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Last recorded in 2023
Turtles of DeSoto County, Mississippi
Common Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
Last recorded in 1965
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
Last recorded in 2021
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
Last recorded in 2021
Ouachita Map Turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis
Last recorded in 1965
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
Last recorded in 2021
River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna
Last recorded in 1968
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 2021
Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 1968