Mississippi Herp Atlas
Frogs and Toads of Newton County, Mississippi
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 2020
Barking Treefrog
Hyla gratiosa
Last recorded in 2021
Bird-voiced Treefrog
Hyla avivoca
Last recorded in 2021
Cope’s Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 2021
Eastern Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans
Last recorded in 2017
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
Last recorded in 2019
Eastern Spadefoot
Scaphiopus holbrookii
Last recorded in 2021
Fowler’s Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
Last recorded in 2020
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 2021
Green Treefrog
Hyla cinerea
Last recorded in 2021
Pickerel Frog
Lithobates palustris
Last recorded in 2021
Southern Cricket Frog
Acris gryllus
Last recorded in 1962
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Last recorded in 2021
Southern Toad
Anaxyrus terrestris
Last recorded in 2021
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Last recorded in 2021
Squirrel Treefrog
Hyla squirella
Last recorded in 2021
Upland Chorus Frog
Pseudacris feriarum
Last recorded in 2020
Lizards of Newton County, Mississippi
Coal Skink
Plestiodon anthracinus
Last recorded in 1962
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
Last recorded in 2021
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
Last recorded in 2020
Little Brown Skink
Scincella lateralis
Last recorded in 2021
Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineata
Last recorded in 1962
Southeastern Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon inexpectatus
Last recorded in 1962
Salamanders of Newton County, Mississippi
Coastal Plain Dwarf Salamander
Eurycea quadridigitata
Last recorded in 1818
Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
Last recorded in 2021
Lesser Siren
Siren intermedia
Last recorded in 1981
Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma opacum
Last recorded in 2021
Mississippi Slimy Salamander
Plethodon mississippi
Last recorded in 2021
Mole Salamander
Ambystoma talpoideum
Last recorded in 2022
Red Salamander
Pseudotriton ruber
Last recorded in 1965
Southern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera
Last recorded in 1962
Spotted Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus cf. conanti
Last recorded in 1962
Spotted Salamander
Ambystoma maculatum
Last recorded in 2021
Three-lined Salamander
Eurycea guttolineata
Last recorded in 2020
Valentine’s Southern Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus valentinei
Last recorded in 1966
Snakes of Newton County, Mississippi
Black Kingsnake
Lampropeltis nigra
Last recorded in 1965
Coachwhip
Masticophis flagellum
Last recorded in 1965
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 1965
Common Wormsnake
Carphophis amoenus
Last recorded in 1962
Dekay’s Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in 2021
Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
Last recorded in 2021
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Last recorded in 2022
Gray Ratsnake
Pantherophis spiloides
Last recorded in 2020
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 2021
Queensnake
Regina septemvittata
Last recorded in 1965
Red-bellied Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
Last recorded in 1965
Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Last recorded in 1966
Rough Earthsnake
Haldea striatula
Last recorded in 1962
Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys aestivus
Last recorded in 2019
Scarlet Kingsnake
Lampropeltis elapsoides
Last recorded in 1962
Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis holbrooki
Last recorded in 2021
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Last recorded in 2021
Turtles of Newton County, Mississippi
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Macrochelys temminckii
Last recorded in 2016
Chicken Turtle
Deirochelys reticularia
Last recorded in 2021
Common Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
Last recorded in 2020
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
Last recorded in 2021
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
Last recorded in 2021
Pascagoula Map Turtle
Graptemys gibbonsi
Last recorded in 2016
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
Last recorded in 2021
Razor-backed Musk Turtle
Sternotherus carinatus
Last recorded in 2021
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 2020
Southern Painted Turtle
Chrysemys dorsalis
Last recorded in 2020
Stripe-necked Musk Turtle
Sternotherus peltifer
Last recorded in 2018