Mississippi Herp Atlas
Frogs and Toads of Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi
Barking Treefrog
Hyla gratiosa
Last recorded in 1948
Eastern Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans
Last recorded in 1988
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
Last recorded in 1965
Fowler’s Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
Last recorded in 1934
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 1934
Pickerel Frog
Lithobates palustris
Last recorded in 2019
Southern Cricket Frog
Acris gryllus
Last recorded in 1948
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Last recorded in 1965
Southern Toad
Anaxyrus terrestris
Last recorded in 1965
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Last recorded in 1965
Upland Chorus Frog
Pseudacris feriarum
Last recorded in 1948
Lizards of Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
Last recorded in 2019
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
Last recorded in 2020
Eastern Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus ventralis
Last recorded in 1965
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
Last recorded in 2021
Mediterranean House Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus
Last recorded in 2019
Southeastern Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon inexpectatus
Last recorded in 1934
Salamanders of Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi
Coastal Plain Dwarf Salamander
Eurycea quadridigitata
Last recorded in 1948
Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
Last recorded in 1934
Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma opacum
Last recorded in 1965
Mississippi Slimy Salamander
Plethodon mississippi
Last recorded in 2019
Red Salamander
Pseudotriton ruber
Last recorded in 1930
Southern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera
Last recorded in 1934
Spotted Salamander
Ambystoma maculatum
Last recorded in 1934
Three-lined Salamander
Eurycea guttolineata
Last recorded in 2023
Valentine’s Southern Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus valentinei
Last recorded in 1953
Snakes of Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 1965
Diamond-backed Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer
Last recorded in 2018
Glossy Swampnake
Liodytes rigida
Last recorded in 2019
Gray Ratsnake
Pantherophis spiloides
Last recorded in 2019
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in 2021
Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Last recorded in 2019
Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Last recorded in 1965
Turtles of Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi
Common Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
Last recorded in 1948
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
Last recorded in 1934
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
Last recorded in 1948
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
Last recorded in 2018
Razor-backed Musk Turtle
Sternotherus carinatus
Last recorded in 1965
River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna
Last recorded in 1965
Stripe-necked Musk Turtle
Sternotherus peltifer
Last recorded in 1946