Mississippi Herp Atlas
Crocodilians of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
Last recorded in 2021
Frogs and Toads of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 2020
Eastern Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans
Last recorded in 1963
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
Last recorded in 1969
Fowler’s Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
Last recorded in 1965
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 2018
Green Treefrog
Hyla cinerea
Last recorded in 2021
Pickerel Frog
Lithobates palustris
Last recorded in 2020
Southern Cricket Frog
Acris gryllus
Last recorded in 1969
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Last recorded in 2021
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Last recorded in 1963
Lizards of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
Broad-headed Skink
Plestiodon laticeps
Last recorded in 1971
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
Last recorded in 2018
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
Last recorded in 2006
Little Brown Skink
Scincella lateralis
Last recorded in 1971
Prairie Lizard
Sceloporus consobrinus
Last recorded in 2006
Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineata
Last recorded in 1965
Southeastern Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon inexpectatus
Last recorded in 1969
Salamanders of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
Last recorded in 2019
Lesser Siren
Siren intermedia
Last recorded in 2019
Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma opacum
Last recorded in 1971
Mississippi Slimy Salamander
Plethodon mississippi
Last recorded in 1969
Mudpuppy
Necturus maculosus
Last recorded in 1965
Southern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera
Last recorded in 2021
Three-lined Salamander
Eurycea guttolineata
Last recorded in 2021
Three-toed Amphiuma
Amphiuma tridactylum
Last recorded in 2018
Snakes of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
Black Kingsnake
Lampropeltis nigra
Last recorded in 1965
Common Gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 2018
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 1965
Common Wormsnake
Carphophis amoenus
Last recorded in 1969
Dekay’s Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in 1962
Diamond-backed Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer
Last recorded in 2020
Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
Last recorded in 2015
Graham’s Crayfish Snake
Regina grahamii
Last recorded in 2021
Gray Ratsnake
Pantherophis spiloides
Last recorded in 2020
Mississippi Green Watersnake
Nerodia cyclopion
Last recorded in 2021
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in 2021
Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Last recorded in 2020
Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia erythrogaster
Last recorded in 2020
Red-bellied Mudsnake
Farancia abacura
Last recorded in 2021
Rough Earthsnake
Haldea striatula
Last recorded in 1971
Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys aestivus
Last recorded in 2021
Southern Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata
Last recorded in 2021
Western Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis proximus
Last recorded in 2019
Turtles of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Macrochelys temminckii
Last recorded in 1965
Common Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
Last recorded in 2021
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
Last recorded in 1969
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
Last recorded in 2020
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
Last recorded in 2020
Ouachita Map Turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis
Last recorded in 2020
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
Last recorded in 2021
River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna
Last recorded in 2020
Smooth Softshell
Apalone mutica
Last recorded in 1965
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 2021
Southern Painted Turtle
Chrysemys dorsalis
Last recorded in 2019
Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 2020