Mississippi Herp Atlas
Crocodilians of Rankin County, Mississippi
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
Last recorded in 2021
Frogs and Toads of Rankin County, Mississippi
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 2020
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Last recorded in 2019
Bird-voiced Treefrog
Hyla avivoca
Last recorded in 2017
Cope’s Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 2020
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
Last recorded in 2021
Fowler’s Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
Last recorded in 2017
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 2008
Green Treefrog
Hyla cinerea
Last recorded in 2021
Pickerel Frog
Lithobates palustris
Last recorded in 2021
Southern Cricket Frog
Acris gryllus
Last recorded in 1949
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Last recorded in 2021
Southern Toad
Anaxyrus terrestris
Last recorded in 1983
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Last recorded in 2017
Upland Chorus Frog
Pseudacris feriarum
Last recorded in 1958
Lizards of Rankin County, Mississippi
Broad-headed Skink
Plestiodon laticeps
Last recorded in 2016
Brown Anole
Anolis sagrei
Last recorded in 2019
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
Last recorded in 2021
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
Last recorded in 2020
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
Last recorded in 2021
Little Brown Skink
Scincella lateralis
Last recorded in 2020
Mediterranean House Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus
Last recorded in 2020
Slender Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus attenuatus
Last recorded in 1965
Salamanders of Rankin County, Mississippi
Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
Last recorded in 1965
Gulf Coast Water Dog
Necturus beyeri
Last recorded in 1965
Lesser Siren
Siren intermedia
Last recorded in 1965
Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma opacum
Last recorded in 2020
Mississippi Slimy Salamander
Plethodon mississippi
Last recorded in 1991
Mole Salamander
Ambystoma talpoideum
Last recorded in 1986
Spotted Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus cf. conanti
Last recorded in 1965
Spotted Salamander
Ambystoma maculatum
Last recorded in 1965
Three-lined Salamander
Eurycea guttolineata
Last recorded in 2018
Three-toed Amphiuma
Amphiuma tridactylum
Last recorded in 2020
Valentine’s Southern Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus valentinei
Last recorded in 1965
Snakes of Rankin County, Mississippi
Black Kingsnake
Lampropeltis nigra
Last recorded in 2020
Common Gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 2020
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 2022
Common Wormsnake
Carphophis amoenus
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 2017
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Last recorded in 1965
Eastern Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis saurita
Last recorded in 2020
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 2020
Pygmy Rattlesnake
Sistrurus miliarius
Last recorded in 1965
Red-bellied Mudsnake
Farancia abacura
Last recorded in 2018
Red-bellied Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
Last recorded in 1965
Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Last recorded in 1965
Rough Earthsnake
Haldea striatula
Last recorded in 1964
Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys aestivus
Last recorded in 1965
Scarlet Kingsnake
Lampropeltis elapsoides
Last recorded in 1965
Scarletsnake
Cemophora coccinea
Last recorded in 1965
Southern Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata
Last recorded in 1958
Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis holbrooki
Last recorded in 2021
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Last recorded in 2019
Turtles of Rankin County, Mississippi
Alabama Red-bellied Turtle
Pseudemys alabamensis
Last recorded in 2023
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Macrochelys temminckii
Last recorded in 2017
Common Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
Last recorded in 2019
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
Last recorded in 2021
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
Last recorded in 2019
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
Last recorded in 1989
Pearl River Map Turtle
Graptemys pearlensis
Last recorded in 2015
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
Last recorded in 2021
Razor-backed Musk Turtle
Sternotherus carinatus
Last recorded in 1958
Ringed Map Turtle
Graptemys oculifera
Last recorded in 2021
River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna
Last recorded in 2021
Smooth Softshell
Apalone mutica
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 2021