Mississippi Herp Atlas
Crocodilians of Sharkey County, Mississippi
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
Last recorded in 2017
Frogs and Toads of Sharkey County, Mississippi
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 2022
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Last recorded in 1940
Bird-voiced Treefrog
Hyla avivoca
Last recorded in 2015
Cope’s Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 2021
Eastern Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans
Last recorded in 1965
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
Last recorded in ????
Fowler’s Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
Last recorded in 2021
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 2021
Green Treefrog
Hyla cinerea
Last recorded in 2021
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Last recorded in 2021
Southern Toad
Anaxyrus terrestris
Last recorded in 1962
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Last recorded in 2021
Squirrel Treefrog
Hyla squirella
Last recorded in 2022
Lizards of Sharkey County, Mississippi
Broad-headed Skink
Plestiodon laticeps
Last recorded in 1962
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
Last recorded in 1965
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
Last recorded in 1988
Little Brown Skink
Scincella lateralis
Last recorded in 2021
Mediterranean House Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus
Last recorded in 2022
Salamanders of Sharkey County, Mississippi
Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
Last recorded in 1965
Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma opacum
Last recorded in 1965
Mole Salamander
Ambystoma talpoideum
Last recorded in 1965
Snakes of Sharkey County, Mississippi
Black Kingsnake
Lampropeltis nigra
Last recorded in 1965
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 1985
Dekay’s Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in 2021
Diamond-backed Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer
Last recorded in 2022
Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
Last recorded in 1988
Eastern Milksnake
Lampropeltis triangulum
Last recorded in 2021
Graham’s Crayfish Snake
Regina grahamii
Last recorded in 1988
Gray Ratsnake
Pantherophis spiloides
Last recorded in 2021
Mississippi Green Watersnake
Nerodia cyclopion
Last recorded in 1975
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 1988
Red-bellied Mudsnake
Farancia abacura
Last recorded in 1988
Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys aestivus
Last recorded in 1988
Southern Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata
Last recorded in 2021
Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis holbrooki
Last recorded in 2005
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Last recorded in 1965
Western Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis proximus
Last recorded in 2021
Turtles of Sharkey County, Mississippi
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
Last recorded in 1988
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
Last recorded in 1965
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
Last recorded in 1962
River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna
Last recorded in 2020
Southern Painted Turtle
Chrysemys dorsalis
Last recorded in 1965
Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 2020