Mississippi Herp Atlas
Crocodilians of Pike County, Mississippi
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
Last recorded in 2020
Frogs and Toads of Pike County, Mississippi
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 2014
Barking Treefrog
Hyla gratiosa
Last recorded in 2021
Bird-voiced Treefrog
Hyla avivoca
Last recorded in ????
Cope’s Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 2021
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
Last recorded in 1965
Fowler’s Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
Last recorded in 2020
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 2020
Green Treefrog
Hyla cinerea
Last recorded in 2022
Gulf Coast Toad
Incilius nebulifer
Last recorded in 2020
Pickerel Frog
Lithobates palustris
Last recorded in 2014
Pig Frog
Lithobates grylio
Last recorded in 1965
Southern Cricket Frog
Acris gryllus
Last recorded in 2020
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Last recorded in 2014
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Last recorded in 2014
Squirrel Treefrog
Hyla squirella
Last recorded in 2019
Upland Chorus Frog
Pseudacris feriarum
Last recorded in 1965
Lizards of Pike County, Mississippi
Broad-headed Skink
Plestiodon laticeps
Last recorded in 1988
Coal Skink
Plestiodon anthracinus
Last recorded in 1965
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
Last recorded in 2019
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 2020
Little Brown Skink
Scincella lateralis
Last recorded in 2022
Mediterranean House Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus
Last recorded in 2022
Prairie Lizard
Sceloporus consobrinus
Last recorded in 2021
Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineata
Last recorded in 1965
Salamanders of Pike County, Mississippi
Gulf Coast Water Dog
Necturus beyeri
Last recorded in 1978
Lesser Siren
Siren intermedia
Last recorded in 1965
Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma opacum
Last recorded in 1965
Mississippi Slimy Salamander
Plethodon mississippi
Last recorded in 2020
Red Salamander
Pseudotriton ruber
Last recorded in 1937
Spotted Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus cf. conanti
Last recorded in 1969
Spotted Salamander
Ambystoma maculatum
Last recorded in 1969
Three-lined Salamander
Eurycea guttolineata
Last recorded in 2020
Three-toed Amphiuma
Amphiuma tridactylum
Last recorded in 1965
Valentine’s Southern Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus valentinei
Last recorded in 1965
Snakes of Pike County, Mississippi
Black Kingsnake
Lampropeltis nigra
Last recorded in 1965
Coachwhip
Masticophis flagellum
Last recorded in 1965
Common Gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 2014
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 1965
Common Wormsnake
Carphophis amoenus
Last recorded in 1991
Dekay’s Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in 1965
Diamond-backed Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer
Last recorded in 1965
Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
Last recorded in 2014
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Last recorded in 1965
Eastern Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis saurita
Last recorded in 2021
Gray Ratsnake
Pantherophis spiloides
Last recorded in 2020
Harlequin Coralsnake
Micrurus fulvius
Last recorded in 1965
Mole Kingsnake
Lampropeltis rhombomaculata
Last recorded in 1965
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in 1965
Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Last recorded in 2021
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 2021
Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Last recorded in 1959
Rough Earthsnake
Haldea striatula
Last recorded in 1959
Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys aestivus
Last recorded in 2020
Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis holbrooki
Last recorded in 2021
Turtles of Pike County, Mississippi
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Macrochelys temminckii
Last recorded in 2018
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 1965
Pascagoula Map Turtle
Graptemys gibbonsi
Last recorded in 2008
Pearl River Map Turtle
Graptemys pearlensis
Last recorded in 2017
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
Last recorded in 2020
Razor-backed Musk Turtle
Sternotherus carinatus
Last recorded in 1965
Ringed Map Turtle
Graptemys oculifera
Last recorded in 2013
River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna
Last recorded in 2021
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 2020
Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 2021