Mississippi Herp Atlas
Crocodilians of Jefferson County, Mississippi
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
Last recorded in 1900
Frogs and Toads of Jefferson County, Mississippi
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 2021
Cajun Chorus Frog
Pseudacris fouquettei
Last recorded in 2019
Eastern Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans
Last recorded in 1988
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 1988
Green Treefrog
Hyla cinerea
Last recorded in 2012
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Last recorded in 1988
Lizards of Jefferson County, Mississippi
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
Last recorded in 1988
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
Last recorded in 1889
Little Brown Skink
Scincella lateralis
Last recorded in 2020
Prairie Lizard
Sceloporus consobrinus
Last recorded in 2021
Salamanders of Jefferson County, Mississippi
Four-toed Salamander
Hemidactylium scutatum
Last recorded in 1930
Mississippi Slimy Salamander
Plethodon mississippi
Last recorded in 1991
Southern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera
Last recorded in 1991
Spotted Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus cf. conanti
Last recorded in 1988
Three-lined Salamander
Eurycea guttolineata
Last recorded in 1889
Valentine’s Southern Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus valentinei
Last recorded in 1991
Webster’s Salamander
Plethodon websteri
Last recorded in 1991
Snakes of Jefferson County, Mississippi
Black Kingsnake
Lampropeltis nigra
Last recorded in 2017
Common Gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 1965
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 2022
Common Wormsnake
Carphophis amoenus
Last recorded in 1889
Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
Last recorded in 2008
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Last recorded in 2008
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in 1976
Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Last recorded in 2021
Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia erythrogaster
Last recorded in 2020
Pygmy Rattlesnake
Sistrurus miliarius
Last recorded in 2017
Red Cornsnake
Pantherophis guttatus
Last recorded in 2008
Red-bellied Mudsnake
Farancia abacura
Last recorded in 1889
Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys aestivus
Last recorded in 1889
Southern Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata
Last recorded in 1889
Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis holbrooki
Last recorded in 2008
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Last recorded in 2023
Turtles of Jefferson County, Mississippi
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
Last recorded in 2021
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
Last recorded in 2005
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
Last recorded in 2021