Mississippi Herp Atlas
Frogs and Toads of Quitman County, Mississippi
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 2019
Eastern Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans
Last recorded in 1965
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
Last recorded in 1965
Fowler’s Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
Last recorded in 2019
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 2019
Green Treefrog
Hyla cinerea
Last recorded in 1965
Southern Cricket Frog
Acris gryllus
Last recorded in 1965
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Last recorded in 2021
Lizards of Quitman County, Mississippi
Broad-headed Skink
Plestiodon laticeps
Last recorded in 1965
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
Last recorded in 1965
Little Brown Skink
Scincella lateralis
Last recorded in 1964
Salamanders of Quitman County, Mississippi
Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
Last recorded in 1965
Mississippi Slimy Salamander
Plethodon mississippi
Last recorded in 1964
Small-mouthed Salamander
Ambystoma texanum
Last recorded in 1964
Three-toed Amphiuma
Amphiuma tridactylum
Last recorded in 2006
Snakes of Quitman County, Mississippi
Common Gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 1965
Diamond-backed Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer
Last recorded in 2021
Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
Last recorded in 1965
Gray Ratsnake
Pantherophis spiloides
Last recorded in 2021
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in 1965
Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Last recorded in 2020
Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia erythrogaster
Last recorded in 1964
Red-bellied Mudsnake
Farancia abacura
Last recorded in 1965
Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys aestivus
Last recorded in 2019
Southern Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata
Last recorded in 2021
Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis holbrooki
Last recorded in 2006
Western Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis proximus
Last recorded in 1965
Turtles of Quitman County, Mississippi
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Macrochelys temminckii
Last recorded in 2020
Common Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
Last recorded in 2019
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
Last recorded in 1965
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
Last recorded in 1964
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
Last recorded in 2019
River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna
Last recorded in 1965
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 2021
Southern Painted Turtle
Chrysemys dorsalis
Last recorded in 1965
Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 2008