Mississippi Herp Atlas
Crocodilians of Yazoo County, Mississippi
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
Last recorded in 2021
Frogs and Toads of Yazoo County, Mississippi
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 1988
Cope’s Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 2021
Eastern Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans
Last recorded in 1940
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
Last recorded in 1958
Fowler’s Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
Last recorded in 1940
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 1965
Green Treefrog
Hyla cinerea
Last recorded in 2022
Pickerel Frog
Lithobates palustris
Last recorded in 1965
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Last recorded in 2022
Southern Toad
Anaxyrus terrestris
Last recorded in 1940
Squirrel Treefrog
Hyla squirella
Last recorded in 1961
Upland Chorus Frog
Pseudacris feriarum
Last recorded in 1961
Lizards of Yazoo County, Mississippi
Broad-headed Skink
Plestiodon laticeps
Last recorded in 1940
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
Last recorded in 2022
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
Last recorded in 1940
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
Last recorded in 1940
Little Brown Skink
Scincella lateralis
Last recorded in 2022
Mediterranean House Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus
Last recorded in 2022
Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineata
Last recorded in 1965
Salamanders of Yazoo County, Mississippi
Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
Last recorded in 1965
Lesser Siren
Siren intermedia
Last recorded in 1965
Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma opacum
Last recorded in 1940
Mississippi Slimy Salamander
Plethodon mississippi
Last recorded in 1940
Mole Salamander
Ambystoma talpoideum
Last recorded in 1965
Mudpuppy
Necturus maculosus
Last recorded in 1965
Small-mouthed Salamander
Ambystoma texanum
Last recorded in 1940
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 1940
Three-toed Amphiuma
Amphiuma tridactylum
Last recorded in 1965
Webster’s Salamander
Plethodon websteri
Last recorded in 1965
Snakes of Yazoo County, Mississippi
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 2022
Diamond-backed Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer
Last recorded in 2021
Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
Last recorded in 2021
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Last recorded in 1965
Eastern Milksnake
Lampropeltis triangulum
Last recorded in 1934
Graham’s Crayfish Snake
Regina grahamii
Last recorded in 1965
Gray Ratsnake
Pantherophis spiloides
Last recorded in 1965
Mississippi Green Watersnake
Nerodia cyclopion
Last recorded in 1965
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 2021
Red Cornsnake
Pantherophis guttatus
Last recorded in 1934
Red-bellied Mudsnake
Farancia abacura
Last recorded in 1965
Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Last recorded in 1940
Rough Earthsnake
Haldea striatula
Last recorded in 1965
Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys aestivus
Last recorded in 1965
Southern Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata
Last recorded in 2021
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Last recorded in 1965
Western Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis proximus
Last recorded in 2021
Turtles of Yazoo County, Mississippi
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Macrochelys temminckii
Last recorded in 1940
Common Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
Last recorded in 2020
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
Last recorded in 1940
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
Last recorded in 1940
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
Last recorded in 2021
Ouachita Map Turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis
Last recorded in 2018
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
Last recorded in 2022
River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna
Last recorded in 1940
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 1965
Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 2021