Mississippi Herp Atlas
Crocodilians of Franklin County, Mississippi
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
Last recorded in 2020
Frogs and Toads of Franklin County, Mississippi
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 2020
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Last recorded in 1983
Bird-voiced Treefrog
Hyla avivoca
Last recorded in ????
Eastern Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans
Last recorded in 2015
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
Last recorded in 1965
Eastern Spadefoot
Scaphiopus holbrookii
Last recorded in 2019
Fowler’s Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
Last recorded in 2019
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 1965
Green Treefrog
Hyla cinerea
Last recorded in 1965
Pickerel Frog
Lithobates palustris
Last recorded in 2020
River Frog
Lithobates heckscheri
Last recorded in 1959
Southern Cricket Frog
Acris gryllus
Last recorded in 1987
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Last recorded in 2019
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Last recorded in 1988
Squirrel Treefrog
Hyla squirella
Last recorded in 2019
Upland Chorus Frog
Pseudacris feriarum
Last recorded in 1949
Lizards of Franklin County, Mississippi
Broad-headed Skink
Plestiodon laticeps
Last recorded in 2020
Coal Skink
Plestiodon anthracinus
Last recorded in 1959
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
Last recorded in 2015
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
Last recorded in 2020
Little Brown Skink
Scincella lateralis
Last recorded in 2020
Prairie Lizard
Sceloporus consobrinus
Last recorded in 2021
Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineata
Last recorded in 1934
Slender Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus attenuatus
Last recorded in 1965
Salamanders of Franklin County, Mississippi
Coastal Plain Dwarf Salamander
Eurycea quadridigitata
Last recorded in 1988
Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
Last recorded in 1949
Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma opacum
Last recorded in 2019
Mississippi Slimy Salamander
Plethodon mississippi
Last recorded in 2020
Southern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera
Last recorded in 2019
Spotted Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus cf. conanti
Last recorded in 1988
Three-lined Salamander
Eurycea guttolineata
Last recorded in 1979
Three-toed Amphiuma
Amphiuma tridactylum
Last recorded in 2021
Valentine’s Southern Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus valentinei
Last recorded in 2005
Snakes of Franklin County, Mississippi
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 1965
Common Wormsnake
Carphophis amoenus
Last recorded in 1970
Dekay’s Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in 2020
Diamond-backed Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer
Last recorded in 1965
Gray Ratsnake
Pantherophis spiloides
Last recorded in 2015
Harlequin Coralsnake
Micrurus fulvius
Last recorded in 1965
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in 2016
Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Last recorded in 2015
Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia erythrogaster
Last recorded in 2020
Red Cornsnake
Pantherophis guttatus
Last recorded in 2021
Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Last recorded in 2019
Rough Earthsnake
Haldea striatula
Last recorded in 1940
Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys aestivus
Last recorded in 1974
Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis holbrooki
Last recorded in 2020
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Last recorded in 2020
Western Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis proximus
Last recorded in 1994
Turtles of Franklin County, Mississippi
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
Last recorded in 2021
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
Last recorded in 1968
River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna
Last recorded in 2020
Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 2019