Mississippi Herp Atlas
Crocodilians of Lamar County, Mississippi
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
Last recorded in 2020
Frogs and Toads of Lamar County, Mississippi
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 2022
Barking Treefrog
Hyla gratiosa
Last recorded in 2023
Bird-voiced Treefrog
Hyla avivoca
Last recorded in 2021
Cope’s Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 2020
Eastern Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans
Last recorded in 2021
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
Last recorded in 2020
Eastern Spadefoot
Scaphiopus holbrookii
Last recorded in 1965
Fowler’s Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
Last recorded in 2019
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 2023
Green Treefrog
Hyla cinerea
Last recorded in 2021
Greenhouse Frog
Eleutherodactylus planirostris
Last recorded in 2020
Gulf Coast Toad
Incilius nebulifer
Last recorded in 2020
Ornate Chorus Frog
Pseudacris ornata
Last recorded in 1953
Pickerel Frog
Lithobates palustris
Last recorded in 2020
Pig Frog
Lithobates grylio
Last recorded in 2014
Pine Woods Treefrog
Hyla femoralis
Last recorded in 2021
Southern Chorus Frog
Pseudacris nigrita
Last recorded in 1965
Southern Cricket Frog
Acris gryllus
Last recorded in 2023
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Last recorded in 2021
Southern Toad
Anaxyrus terrestris
Last recorded in 2023
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Last recorded in 2021
Squirrel Treefrog
Hyla squirella
Last recorded in 2021
Lizards of Lamar County, Mississippi
Broad-headed Skink
Plestiodon laticeps
Last recorded in 1965
Brown Anole
Anolis sagrei
Last recorded in 2021
Coal Skink
Plestiodon anthracinus
Last recorded in 1965
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
Last recorded in 2023
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
Last recorded in 2021
Eastern Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus ventralis
Last recorded in 1965
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
Last recorded in 2023
Little Brown Skink
Scincella lateralis
Last recorded in 2021
Mediterranean House Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus
Last recorded in 2021
Prairie Lizard
Sceloporus consobrinus
Last recorded in 2019
Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineata
Last recorded in 2021
Slender Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus attenuatus
Last recorded in 1965
Southeastern Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon inexpectatus
Last recorded in 2023
Salamanders of Lamar County, Mississippi
Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
Last recorded in 2021
Lesser Siren
Siren intermedia
Last recorded in 1965
Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma opacum
Last recorded in 2021
Mississippi Slimy Salamander
Plethodon mississippi
Last recorded in 2023
Mud Salamander
Pseudotriton montanus
Last recorded in 1952
Red Salamander
Pseudotriton ruber
Last recorded in 2021
Southern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera
Last recorded in 1951
Spotted Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus cf. conanti
Last recorded in 2021
Spotted Salamander
Ambystoma maculatum
Last recorded in 2021
Three-lined Salamander
Eurycea guttolineata
Last recorded in 2021
Three-toed Amphiuma
Amphiuma tridactylum
Last recorded in 2021
Two-toed Amphiuma
Amphiuma means
Last recorded in 2020
Valentine’s Southern Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus valentinei
Last recorded in 2019
Western Dwarf Salamander
Eurycea paludicola
Last recorded in 2023
Snakes of Lamar County, Mississippi
Black Kingsnake
Lampropeltis nigra
Last recorded in 2019
Black Pinesnake
Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi
Last recorded in 2024
Coachwhip
Masticophis flagellum
Last recorded in 2022
Common Gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 2020
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 2019
Dekay’s Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in 2021
Diamond-backed Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer
Last recorded in 2020
Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
Last recorded in 2020
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
Crotalus adamanteus
Last recorded in 2021
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Last recorded in 2020
Eastern Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis saurita
Last recorded in 2023
Glossy Swampnake
Liodytes rigida
Last recorded in 2019
Gray Ratsnake
Pantherophis spiloides
Last recorded in 2021
Harlequin Coralsnake
Micrurus fulvius
Last recorded in 1961
Mole Kingsnake
Lampropeltis rhombomaculata
Last recorded in 1965
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in 2021
Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Last recorded in 2022
Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia erythrogaster
Last recorded in 2021
Pygmy Rattlesnake
Sistrurus miliarius
Last recorded in 1965
Red Cornsnake
Pantherophis guttatus
Last recorded in 1965
Red-bellied Mudsnake
Farancia abacura
Last recorded in 2018
Red-bellied Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
Last recorded in 2021
Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Last recorded in 2023
Rough Earthsnake
Haldea striatula
Last recorded in 1965
Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys aestivus
Last recorded in 2020
Scarlet Kingsnake
Lampropeltis elapsoides
Last recorded in 1965
Scarletsnake
Cemophora coccinea
Last recorded in 1965
Smooth Earthsnake
Virginia valeriae
Last recorded in 2020
Southeastern Crowned Snake
Tantilla coronata
Last recorded in 1965
Southern Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata
Last recorded in 1965
Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis holbrooki
Last recorded in 2021
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Last recorded in 2023
Turtles of Lamar County, Mississippi
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Macrochelys temminckii
Last recorded in 2021
Chicken Turtle
Deirochelys reticularia
Last recorded in 1965
Common Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
Last recorded in 2023
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
Last recorded in 2021
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
Last recorded in 2021
Gopher Tortoise
Gopherus polyphemus
Last recorded in 2020
Pascagoula Map Turtle
Graptemys gibbonsi
Last recorded in 2017
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
Last recorded in 2021
Razor-backed Musk Turtle
Sternotherus carinatus
Last recorded in 2020
River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna
Last recorded in 2022
Smooth Softshell
Apalone mutica
Last recorded in 2015
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 2021
Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 2020
Stripe-necked Musk Turtle
Sternotherus peltifer
Last recorded in 2021
Yellow-blotched Map Turtle
Graptemys flavimaculata
Last recorded in 2021