Mississippi Herp Atlas
Frogs and Toads of Pontotoc County, Mississippi
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 1968
Cope’s Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 2017
Crawfish Frog
Lithobates areolatus
Last recorded in 1935
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
Last recorded in 1968
Fowler’s Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
Last recorded in 1962
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 1965
Green Treefrog
Hyla cinerea
Last recorded in 2019
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Last recorded in 1965
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Last recorded in 1971
Upland Chorus Frog
Pseudacris feriarum
Last recorded in 1962
Lizards of Pontotoc County, Mississippi
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
Last recorded in 1937
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
Last recorded in 1937
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
Last recorded in 1937
Little Brown Skink
Scincella lateralis
Last recorded in 2018
Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineata
Last recorded in 1965
Slender Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus attenuatus
Last recorded in 1965
Salamanders of Pontotoc County, Mississippi
Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
Last recorded in 1971
Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma opacum
Last recorded in 1965
Mississippi Slimy Salamander
Plethodon mississippi
Last recorded in 2021
Mole Salamander
Ambystoma talpoideum
Last recorded in 1969
Three-lined Salamander
Eurycea guttolineata
Last recorded in 1965
Snakes of Pontotoc County, Mississippi
Common Gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 1965
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 1970
Diamond-backed Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer
Last recorded in 1970
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 1965
Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Last recorded in 2018
Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia erythrogaster
Last recorded in 1969
Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis calligaster
Last recorded in 1965
Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Last recorded in 2017
Rough Earthsnake
Haldea striatula
Last recorded in 1969
Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys aestivus
Last recorded in 2019
Turtles of Pontotoc County, Mississippi
Common Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
Last recorded in 1965
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
Last recorded in 2020
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
Last recorded in 1965
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
Last recorded in 1965
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 1965
Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 2021