Mississippi Herp Atlas
Crocodilians of Jones County, Mississippi
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
Last recorded in 2019
Frogs and Toads of Jones County, Mississippi
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 2020
Barking Treefrog
Hyla gratiosa
Last recorded in 2020
Bird-voiced Treefrog
Hyla avivoca
Last recorded in 1965
Cope’s Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 2021
Eastern Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans
Last recorded in 2016
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
Last recorded in 2021
Eastern Spadefoot
Scaphiopus holbrookii
Last recorded in 2020
Fowler’s Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
Last recorded in 2019
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 2021
Green Treefrog
Hyla cinerea
Last recorded in 2021
Gulf Coast Toad
Incilius nebulifer
Last recorded in 1968
Pickerel Frog
Lithobates palustris
Last recorded in 2020
Pine Woods Treefrog
Hyla femoralis
Last recorded in 1939
Southern Cricket Frog
Acris gryllus
Last recorded in 2021
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Last recorded in 2020
Southern Toad
Anaxyrus terrestris
Last recorded in 2021
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Last recorded in 2021
Squirrel Treefrog
Hyla squirella
Last recorded in 2021
Lizards of Jones County, Mississippi
Broad-headed Skink
Plestiodon laticeps
Last recorded in 2021
Brown Anole
Anolis sagrei
Last recorded in 2020
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
Last recorded in 2020
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
Last recorded in 2020
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
Last recorded in 2021
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 1934
Southeastern Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon inexpectatus
Last recorded in 1965
Salamanders of Jones County, Mississippi
Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
Last recorded in 2020
Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma opacum
Last recorded in 2019
Mississippi Slimy Salamander
Plethodon mississippi
Last recorded in 2021
Mole Salamander
Ambystoma talpoideum
Last recorded in 1965
Mud Salamander
Pseudotriton montanus
Last recorded in 1965
Red Salamander
Pseudotriton ruber
Last recorded in 1965
Southern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera
Last recorded in 1965
Spotted Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus cf. conanti
Last recorded in 2017
Spotted Salamander
Ambystoma maculatum
Last recorded in 1965
Three-lined Salamander
Eurycea guttolineata
Last recorded in 2021
Two-toed Amphiuma
Amphiuma means
Last recorded in 1965
Valentine’s Southern Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus valentinei
Last recorded in 1971
Western Dwarf Salamander
Eurycea paludicola
Last recorded in 2019
Snakes of Jones County, Mississippi
Black Kingsnake
Lampropeltis nigra
Last recorded in 2021
Coachwhip
Masticophis flagellum
Last recorded in 1965
Common Gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 2020
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 2018
Common Wormsnake
Carphophis amoenus
Last recorded in 1965
Dekay’s Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in 2021
Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
Last recorded in 2021
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
Crotalus adamanteus
Last recorded in 2018
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Last recorded in 1965
Eastern Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis saurita
Last recorded in 2021
Glossy Swampnake
Liodytes rigida
Last recorded in 2023
Gray Ratsnake
Pantherophis spiloides
Last recorded in 2021
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in 2021
Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Last recorded in 2021
Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia erythrogaster
Last recorded in 2020
Pygmy Rattlesnake
Sistrurus miliarius
Last recorded in 2018
Red Cornsnake
Pantherophis guttatus
Last recorded in 2019
Red-bellied Mudsnake
Farancia abacura
Last recorded in 2015
Red-bellied Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
Last recorded in 2018
Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Last recorded in 1991
Rough Earthsnake
Haldea striatula
Last recorded in 1965
Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys aestivus
Last recorded in 2020
Scarlet Kingsnake
Lampropeltis elapsoides
Last recorded in 1959
Scarletsnake
Cemophora coccinea
Last recorded in 2023
Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis holbrooki
Last recorded in 2020
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Last recorded in 2020
Turtles of Jones County, Mississippi
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Macrochelys temminckii
Last recorded in 2018
Chicken Turtle
Deirochelys reticularia
Last recorded in 2019
Common Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
Last recorded in 2021
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
Last recorded in 2021
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
Last recorded in 2020
Gopher Tortoise
Gopherus polyphemus
Last recorded in 2021
Pascagoula Map Turtle
Graptemys gibbonsi
Last recorded in 2018
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
Last recorded in 2021
Razor-backed Musk Turtle
Sternotherus carinatus
Last recorded in 2014
River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna
Last recorded in 2020
Smooth Softshell
Apalone mutica
Last recorded in 2018
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 2021
Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 2021
Stripe-necked Musk Turtle
Sternotherus peltifer
Last recorded in 2018
Yellow-blotched Map Turtle
Graptemys flavimaculata
Last recorded in 2016