Mississippi Herp Atlas
Frogs and Toads of Tunica County, Mississippi
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 1958
Eastern Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans
Last recorded in 1968
Fowler’s Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
Last recorded in 1934
Green Treefrog
Hyla cinerea
Last recorded in 1965
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Last recorded in 1934
Salamanders of Tunica County, Mississippi
Lesser Siren
Siren intermedia
Last recorded in 1965
Snakes of Tunica County, Mississippi
Common Gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 1965
Diamond-backed Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer
Last recorded in 1982
Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
Last recorded in 1965
Gray Ratsnake
Pantherophis spiloides
Last recorded in 1965
Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Last recorded in 1965
Southern Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata
Last recorded in 2009
Turtles of Tunica County, Mississippi
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Macrochelys temminckii
Last recorded in 2020
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
Last recorded in 1982
Ouachita Map Turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis
Last recorded in 1965
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
Last recorded in 2017
River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna
Last recorded in 1965
Smooth Softshell
Apalone mutica
Last recorded in 2020
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 2012
Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 2020