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Established Extant Amphibians and Reptiles of Mississippi

Amphibia Gray, 1825 — Amphibians
Anura Fischer von Waldheim, 1813 — Frogs
Bufonidae Gray, 1825 — True Toads
Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook, 1836) — American Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri (Hinckley, 1882) — Fowler's Toad
Anaxyrus quercicus (Holbrook, 1840) — Oak Toad
Anaxyrus terrestris (Bonnaterre, 1789) — Southern Toad
Incilius nebulifer (Girard, 1854) — Gulf Coast Toad
Eleutherodactylidae Lutz, 1954 — Free-toed Frogs
Eleutherodactylus planirostris (Cope, 1862) — Greenhouse Frog   
Hylidae Rafinesque, 1815 — Treefrogs and Allies
Acris blanchardi Harper, 1947 — Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans Baird, 1854 — Eastern Cricket Frog
Acris gryllus (LeConte, 1825) — Southern Cricket Frog
Dryophytes avivoca (Viosca, 1928) — Bird-voiced Treefrog
Dryophytes chrysoscelis (Cope, 1880) — Cope's Gray Treefrog
Dryophytes cinereus (Schneider, 1799) — Green Treefrog
Dryophytes femoralis (Daudin, 1800) — Pine Woods Treefrog
Dryophytes gratiosus (LeConte, 1856) — Barking Treefrog
Dryophytes squirellus (Daudin, 1800) — Squirrel Treefrog
Dryophytes versicolor (LeConte, 1825) — Gray Treefrog
Pseudacris collinsorum Ospina, Tieu, Apodaca, and Lemmon, 2020 — Collinses' Mountain Chorus Frog
Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) — Spring Peeper
Pseudacris feriarum (Baird, 1854) — Upland Chorus Frog
Pseudacris fouquettei Moriarty Lemmon, Lemmon, Collins, and Cannatella, 2008 — Cajun Chorus Frog
Pseudacris nigrita (LeConte, 1825) — Southern Chorus Frog
Pseudacris ornata (Holbrook, 1836) — Ornate Chorus Frog
Microhylidae Gunther, 1843 — Micohylid Frogs and Toads
Gastrophryne carolinensis (Holbrook, 1836) — Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Ranidae Rafinesque, 1814 — True Frogs
Lithobates areolatus (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Crawfish Frog
Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802) — North American Bullfrog
Lithobates clamitans (Latreille in Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801) — North American Green Frog
Lithobates grylio (Stejneger, 1901) — Pig Frog
Lithobates heckscheri (Wright, 1924) — River Frog
Lithobates palustris (LeConte, 1825) — Pickerel Frog
Lithobates sevosus (Goin and Netting, 1940) — Dusky Gopher Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus (Cope, 1886) — Southern Leopard Frog
Scaphiopodidae Cope, 1865 — North American Spadefoots
Scaphiopus holbrookii (Harlan, 1835) — Eastern Spadefoot
Caudata Scopoli, 1777 — Salamanders
Ambystomatidae Gray, 1850 — Mole Salamanders
Ambystoma maculatum (Shaw, 1802) — Spotted Salamander
Ambystoma opacum (Gravenhorst, 1807) — Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma talpoideum (Holbrook, 1838) — Mole Salamander
Ambystoma texanum (Matthes, 1855) — Small-mouthed Salamander
Amphiumidae Gray, 1825 — Amphiumas
Amphiuma means Garden, 1821 — Two-toed Amphiuma
Amphiuma pholeter Neill, 1964 — One-toed Amphiuma
Amphiuma tridactylum Cuvier, 1827 — Three-toed Amphiuma
Cryptobranchidae Fitzinger, 1825 — Giant Salamanders
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis (Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801) — Hellbender
Plethodontidae Gray, 1850 — Lungless Salamanders
Aneides aeneus (Cope and Packard, 1881) — Green Salamander
Desmognathus auriculatus (Holbrook, 1838) — Holbrook's Southern Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus conanti Rossman, 1958 — Spotted Dusky Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera (Green, 1831) — Southern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea guttolineata (Holbrook, 1838) — Three-lined Salamander
Eurycea longicauda (Green, 1818) — Long-tailed Salamander
Eurycea lucifuga Rafinesque, 1822 — Cave Salamander
Eurycea paludicola (Mittleman, 1947) — Western Dwarf Salamander
Eurycea quadridigitata (Holbrook, 1842) — Dwarf Salamander
Eurycea sphagnicola Wray, Means, and Steppan, 2017 — Bog Dwarf Salamander
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus (Green, 1827) — Spring Salamander
Hemidactylium scutatum (Temminck, 1838) — Four-toed Salamander
Plethodon ainsworthi Lazell, 1998 — Bay Springs Salamander
Plethodon mississippi Highton, 1989 — Mississippi Slimy Salamander
Plethodon ventralis Highton, 1997 — Southern Zigzag Salamander
Plethodon websteri Highton, 1979 — Webster's Salamander
Pseudotriton montanus Baird, 1850 — Mud Salamander
Pseudotriton ruber (Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801) — Red Salamander
Proteidae Gray, 1825 — Mudpuppys and Olms
Necturus beyeri Viosca, 1937 — Gulf Coast Waterdog
Necturus maculosus (Rafinesque, 1818) — Mudpuppy
Salamandridae Goldfuss, 1820 — Newts
Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820) — Eastern Newt
Sirenidae Gray, 1825 — Sirens
Siren intermedia Barnes, 1826 — Lesser Siren
Siren nettingi Goin, 1942 — Western Lesser Siren
Siren sphagnicola Fedler, Enge, and Moler, 2023 — Seepage Siren
Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 — Reptiles
Crocodylia Wermuth, 1953 — Alligators and Crocodiles
Alligatoridae Gray, 1844 — Alligators
Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin, 1802 “1801”) — American Alligator
Squamata (part) Oppel, 1811 — Snakes
Colubridae Oppel, 1811 — Harmless Egg-laying Snakes
Cemophora coccinea (Blumenbach, 1788) — Common Scarletsnake
Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 — North American Racer
Drymarchon couperi (Holbrook, 1842) — Eastern Indigo Snake
Lampropeltis calligaster (Harlan, 1827) — Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis elapsoides (Holbrook, 1838) — Scarlet Kingsnake
Lampropeltis holbrooki Stejneger, 1902 — Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis nigra (Yarrow, 1882) — Eastern Black Kingsnake
Lampropeltis rhombomaculata (Holbrook, 1840) — Northern Mole Kingsnake
Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789) — Eastern Milksnake
Masticophis flagellum (Shaw, 1802) — Common Coachwhip
Opheodrys aestivus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Northern Rough Greensnake
Pantherophis alleghaniensis (Holbrook, 1836) — Midland Ratsnake
Pantherophis guttatus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Red Cornsnake
Pituophis melanoleucus (Daudin, 1803) — Eastern Pinesnake
Tantilla coronata Baird and Girard, 1853 — Southeastern Crowned Snake
Crotalidae Oppel, 1811 — Pit Vipers
Agkistrodon contortrix (Linnaeus, 1766) — Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon piscivorus (Lacépède, 1789) — Northern Cottonmouth
Crotalus adamanteus Palisot de Beauvois, 1799 — Eastern Diamond-backed Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758 — Timber Rattlesnake
Sistrurus miliarius (Linnaeus, 1766) — Pygmy Rattlesnake
Dipsadidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Rear-Fanged Snakes
Carphophis amoenus (Say, 1825) — Common Wormsnake
Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Ring-necked Snake
Farancia abacura (Holbrook, 1836) — Red-bellied Mudsnake
Farancia erytrogramma (Palisot de Beauvois in Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801) — Rainbow Snake
Heterodon platirhinos Palisot de Beauvois in Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801 — Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Heterodon simus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Southern Hog-nosed Snake
Rhadinaea flavilata (Cope, 1871) — Pine Woods Littersnake
Elapidae Boie, 1827 — Coral Snakes, Cobras, and Kraits
Micrurus fulvius (Linnaeus, 1766) — Harlequin Coralsnake
Natricidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Egg-Retaining Snakes
Liodytes rigida (Say, 1825) — Glossy Swampsnake
Nerodia clarkii (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Saltmarsh Snake
Nerodia cyclopion (Duméril, Bibron, and Duméril, 1854) — Mississippi Green Watersnake
Nerodia erythrogaster (Forster, 1771) — Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata (Linnaeus, 1766) — Southern Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer (Hallowell, 1852) — Diamond-backed Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Watersnake
Regina grahamii Baird and Girard, 1853 — Graham's Crawfish Snake
Regina septemvittata (Say, 1825) — Queensnake
Storeria dekayi (Holbrook, 1839) — Dekay’s Brownsnake
Storeria occipitomaculata (Storer, 1839) — Red-bellied Snake
Thamnophis proximus (Say in James, 1822) — Western Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis saurita (Linnaeus, 1766) — Eastern Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Gartersnake
Virginia striatula (Linnaeus, 1766) — Rough Earthsnake
Virginia valeriae Baird and Girard, 1853 — Smooth Earthsnake
Squamata (part) Oppel, 1811 — Other Lizards
Anguidae Gray, 1825 — Anguid Lizards
Ophisaurus attenuatus Baird in Cope, 1880 — Slender Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus mimicus Palmer, 1987 — Mimic Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus ventralis (Linnaeus, 1766) — Eastern Glass Lizard
Anolidae Cocteau 1836 — Anoles
Anolis carolinensis (Voigt, 1832) — Green Anole
Gekkonidae Gray, 1825 — Geckos
Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Mediterranean Gecko   
Phrynosomatidae Fitzinger, 1843 — Sand and Spiny Lizards
Sceloporus consobrinus Baird and Girard, 1853 — Prairie Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus (Bosc and Daudin in Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801) — Eastern Fence Lizard
Scincidae Gray, 1825 — Skinks
Plestiodon anthracinus (Baird, 1849) — Coal Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon inexpectatus (Taylor, 1932) — Southeastern Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon laticeps (Schneider, 1801) — Broad-headed Skink
Scincella lateralis (Say, in James, 1822 “1823”) — Little Brown Skink
Teiidae Gray, 1827 — Whiptails, Racerunners, and Ameivas
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Six-lined Racerunner
Testudines Batsch, 1788 — Turtles
Cheloniidae Oppel, 1811 — Sea Turtles
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) — Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) — Green Sea Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766) — Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Lepidochelys kempii (Garman, 1880) — Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
Chelydridae Gray, 1870 — Snapping Turtles
Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Snapping Turtle
Macrochelys temminckii (Harlan, 1835) — Western Alligator Snapping Turtle
Dermochelyidae Fitzinger, 1843 — Leatherback Sea Turtles
Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761) — Leatherback Sea Turtle
Emydidae Gray, 1825 — Box and Basking Turtles
Chrysemys dorsalis Agassiz, 1857 — Southern Painted Turtle
Deirochelys reticularia (Latreille in Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801) — Chicken Turtle
Graptemys flavimaculata Cagle, 1954 — Yellow-blotched Map Turtle
Graptemys geographica (LeSueur, 1817) — Northern Map Turtle
Graptemys gibbonsi Lovich and McCoy, 1992 — Pascagoula Map Turtle
Graptemys nigrinoda Cagle, 1954 — Black-knobbed Map Turtle
Graptemys oculifera (Baur, 1890) — Ringed Map Turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis Cagle, 1953 — Ouachita Map Turtle
Graptemys pearlensis Ennen, Lovich, Kreiser, Selman, and Qualls, 2010 — Pearl River Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica (Gray, 1831) — False Map Turtle
Graptemys pulchra Baur, 1893 — Alabama Map Turtle
Malaclemys terrapin (Schoepff, 1793) — Diamondback Terrapin
Pseudemys alabamensis Baur, 1893 — Alabama Red-bellied Cooter
Pseudemys concinna (LeConte, 1830) — River Cooter
Pseudemys floridana (LeConte, 1830) — Coastal Plain Cooter
Terrapene carolina Taylor, 1895 — Florida Box Turtle
Trachemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) — Pond Slider
Kinosternidae Agassiz, 1857 — Mud and Musk Turtles
Kinosternon subrubrum (Bonnaterre, 1789) — Eastern Mud Turtle
Sternotherus carinatus (Gray, 1856) — Razor-backed Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus (Latreille, 1802) — Eastern Musk Turtle
Sternotherus peltifer Smith and Glass, 1947 — Stripe-necked Musk Turtle
Testudinidae Gray, 1825 — Tortoises
Gopherus polyphemus (Daudin, 1802) — Gopher Tortoise
Trionychidae Bell, 1828 — Softshells
Apalone mutica (LeSueur, 1827) — Smooth Softshell
Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) — Spiny Softshell

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Mississippi Online Herpetological References
Mississippi Herpetological Publications
1927 Corrington, J. D. Field notes on some amphibians and reptiles at Biloxi, Mississippi. Copeia 1927(165):98-102
1932 Allen, M. J. A survey of the amphibians and reptiles of Harrison County, Mississippi. American Museum Novitates (542):1-20
1954 Cook, F. A. Snakes of Mississippi. Mississippi Game and Fish Commission, Jackson, Mississippi. pp.
1955 Smith, Phillip W. ; List, J. C. Notes on Mississippi amphibians and reptiles. American Midland Naturalist 53(1):115-125
1957 Cook, F. A. Alligator and lizards of Mississippi. Mississippi Game and Fish Commission, Jackson, Mississippi. pp.
1958 Brode, W. E. ; Allison, P. Burrowing snakes of the panhandle counties of Mississippi. Herpetologica 14():37-40
1958 Cliburn, J. W. Notes on some snakes from Mississippi. American Midland Naturalist 60():196-201
1959 Cliburn, J. W. The distribution of some Mississippi lizards. American Midland Naturalist 61():414-418
1959 Clihurn, J. W. The distribution of some snakes in Mississippi. American Midland Naturalist 62():218-221
1959 Brode, W. E. The occurrence of the pickerel frog, three salamanders and two snakes in Missisippi caves. Copeia 1958():47-48
1960 Brode, W. E. Mississippi Herps. Herpetologica 16():21
1961 Cliburn, J. W. The ribbon snakes of southern Mississippi. Herpetologica 17():211-212
1961 Ferguson, D. E. The herpetofauna of Tishomingo County, Mississippi, with comments on its zoogeographic affinities. Copeia 1961(4):391-396
1962 Richmond, E. Avery. The fauna and flora of Horn Island, Mississippi. Gulf and Caribbean Research Gulf and Caribbean Researc 1(2):59-106
1963 Boyd, C. E. ; Vickers, D. H. Distribution of some Mississippi amphibians and reptiles. Herpetologica 19():202-205
1970 Cliburn, J. W. The ranges of four species of Graptemys in Mississippi. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 16():16-19
1975 Cliburn, J. W. ; Jackson, C. G. Rare and endangered amphibians and reptiles in Mississippi. Pages in Unknown Publisher, Unknown Place Published. pp.
1983 Lohoefener, R. ; Altig, R. Mississippi herpetology. Mississippi State University Research Center Bulletin 1():1-66
1987 Pearson, H. A. ; Lohoefener, R. R. ; Wolfe, J. L. Amphibians and reptiles on longleaf-slash pine forests in southern Mississippi. United States Forest Service General Technical Report SO, 68. 157-165pp.
1990 Gibbons, W. ; Haynes, R. R. ; Thomas, J. L. Poisonous Plants and Venomous Animals of Alabama and Adjoining States. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. pp.
1991 Hoggard, W. First recorded turtle nesting on Mississippi's man-made beach. Marine Turtle Newsletter 52():11-12
2002 Hood, S. A. ; Miller, D. A. ; Leopold, B. D. ; Burger, L. W. Small mammal and herpetile response to mid-rotation pine management in Mississippi. Proceedings of the Annual Conference Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 56():171-186
2009 Lee, J. R. The herpetofauna of the Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center in the Gulf Coastal Plain of Mississippi. Southeastern Naturalist 8(4):639-652
2013 Folt, Brian, Todd Pierson, Jeffrey Goessling, Scott M. Goetz, David Laurencio, Daniel Thompson, and Sean P. Graham. Amphibians and reptiles of Jasper County, Mississippi, with comments on the potentially extinct Bay Springs Salamander (Plethodon ainsworthi) Herpetological Review 44(2):283-286
2014 Iglay, R. B. ; Leopold, B. D. ; Miller, D. A. Summer herpetofaunal response to prescribed fire and herbicide in intensively managed, mid-rotation pine stands in Mississippi. Wildlife Society Bulletin 38(1):33-42
2018 Selman, W. ; Aughtman, S. ; Anderson, A. ; Carter, D. ; Leblanc, R. ; Bethi, S. ; Casias, C. ; Bellnap, G. ; Klunk, K. ; Qureshi, H. ; Smith, H. ; Jaunsen, M. ; Morena, J. ; Gaupp, M. ; Schwall, M. ; Sullivan, M. Geographic distribution: Thirty-six new county records for herpetofauna of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Tennessee, USA: results from an undergraduate herpetology class assignment. Herpetological Review 49(1):85-88

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