Mississippi Herp Atlas
Frogs and Toads of Union County, Mississippi
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 1965
Cope’s Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 2009
Crawfish Frog
Lithobates areolatus
Last recorded in 1935
Fowler’s Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
Last recorded in 2018
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 1965
Green Treefrog
Hyla cinerea
Last recorded in 2022
Southern Cricket Frog
Acris gryllus
Last recorded in 1965
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Last recorded in 2009
Lizards of Union County, Mississippi
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
Last recorded in 1965
Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineata
Last recorded in 1965
Salamanders of Union County, Mississippi
Mississippi Slimy Salamander
Plethodon mississippi
Last recorded in 2015
Red Salamander
Pseudotriton ruber
Last recorded in 1971
Spotted Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus cf. conanti
Last recorded in 1965
Three-lined Salamander
Eurycea guttolineata
Last recorded in 1986
Snakes of Union County, Mississippi
Black Kingsnake
Lampropeltis nigra
Last recorded in 1965
Common Gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 1965
Common Wormsnake
Carphophis amoenus
Last recorded in 2019
Diamond-backed Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer
Last recorded in 1959
Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
Last recorded in 1965
Gray Ratsnake
Pantherophis spiloides
Last recorded in 2015
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in 1934
Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis calligaster
Last recorded in 2024
Red Cornsnake
Pantherophis guttatus
Last recorded in 1965
Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Last recorded in 1965
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Last recorded in 2023
Turtles of Union County, Mississippi
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
Last recorded in 2020
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
Last recorded in 1967
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
Last recorded in 2019
Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 1967