MISSISSIPPI AMPHIBIANS AND Family Microhylidae (1) REPTILES Gastrophryne - Narrow-mouthed Toads Revised 2012 G. carolinensis - Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad Names in parentheses after the genus are alternate generic names proposed for some taxa. The number Family Pelobatidae (1) in parenthesis after the family name is the number of Scaphiopus - North American Spadefoots species in that family in Mississippi. An asterisk S. holbrooki - Eastern Spadefoot following the common name indicates an introduced species believed to be established in Mississippi. Family Ranidae (8) Rana (Lithobates) - True Frogs Class Amphibia R. areolata - Crawfish Frog Order Anura – Frogs and Toads R. catesbeiana - American Bullfrog R. clamitans clamitans - Bronze Frog R. clamitans melanota - Green Frog Family Bufonidae (5) R. grylio - Pig Frog Bufo - Toads R. heckscheri - River Frog B.(Anaxyrus) americanus americanus - Eastern R. palustris - Pickerel Frog American Toad R. sevosa - Mississippi Gopher Frog B.(Anaxyrus) americanus charlesmithi - Dwarf R. sphenocephala utricularia - Southern Leopard Frog American Toad B.(Anaxyrus) fowleri - Fowler’s Toad B.(Ollotis) nebulifer - Gulf Coast Toad Order Caudata – Salamanders B.(Anaxyrus) quercicus - Oak Toad B.(Anaxyrus) terrestris - Southern Toad Family Ambystomatidae (5) Ambystoma - Mole Salamanders Family Hylidae (15) A. maculatum - Spotted Salamander Acris - Cricket Frogs A. opacum - Marbled Salamander A. crepitans crepitans - Northern Cricket Frog A. talpoideum - Mole Salamander A. gryllus gryllus - Southern Cricket Frog A. texanum - Small-mouthed Salamander Hyla - Treefrogs A. tigrinum tigrinum - Eastern Tiger Salamander H. avivoca avivoca – Western Bird-voiced Treefrog H. chrysoscelis - Cope’s Gray treefrog Family Amphiumidae (3) H. cinerea - Green Treefrog Amphiuma - Amphiumas H. femoralis - Pine Woods Treefrog A. means - Two-toed Amphiuma H. gratiosa - Barking Treefrog A. pholeter - One-toed Amphiuma H. squirella - Squirrel Treefrog A. tridactylum - Three-toed Amphiuma H. versicolor - Gray Treefrog Pseudacris - Chorus Frogs Family Cryptobranchidae (1) P. brachyphona - Mountain ChorusFrog Cryptobranchus - Hellbenders P. crucifer crucifer - Northern Spring Peeper C. alleganiensis - Eastern Hellbender P. feriarum - Southeastern ChorusFrog P. fouquettei – Cajun Chorus Frog P. nigrita - Southern Chorus Frog Family Necturidae (3) P. ornata - Ornate Chorus Frog Necturus - Mudpuppies and Waterdogs N. beyeri - Gulf Coast Waterdog N. maculosus - Common Mudpuppy Family Leptodactylidae (1) N. louisianensis - Red River Mudpuppy Eleutherodactylus – Rain Frogs E. planirostris Greenhouse Frog* Family Plethodontidae (16) Aneides - Climbing Salamanders A. aeneus - Green Salamander
Desmognathus - Dusky Salamanders Family Gekkonidae (1) D. auriculatus - Southern Dusky Salamander Hemidactylus - House Geckos D. conanti - Spotted Dusky Salamander H. turcicus - Mediterranean House Gecko* Eurycea - Brook Salamanders E. cirrigera - Southern Two-lined Salamander Family Iguanidae (3) E. guttolineata - Three-lined Salamander Anolis - Anoles E. longicauda longicauda- Long-tailed Salamander A. carolinensis carolinensis- Northern Green Anole E. lucifuga - Cave Salamander A. sagrei - Brown Anole* E. quadridigitata - Dwarf Salamander Sceloporus - Spiny Lizards Gyrinophilus - Spring Salamanders S. undulatus hyacinthinus - Northern Fence Lizard G. porphyriticus porphyriticus - Northern Spring S. undulatus undulatus – Southern Fence Lizard Salamander Hemidactylium - Four-toed Salamanders H. scutatum - Four-toed Salamander Family Scincidae (5) Plethodon - Woodland Salamanders Plestiodon – Toothy Skinks P. ainsworthi - Catahoula Salamander P. anthracinus anthracinus - Northern Coal Skink P. mississippi - Mississippi Slimy Salamander P. anthracinus pluvialis - Southern Coal Skink P. websteri - Webster’s Salamander P. fasciatus - Common Five-lined Skink P. ventralis - Southern Zigzag Salamander P. inexpectatus - Southeastern Five-lined Skink Pseudotriton - Red and Mud Salamanders P. laticeps - Broad-headed Skink P. montanus flavissimus - Gulf Coast Mud Salamander Scincella - Ground Skinks P. ruber ruber - Northern Red Salamander S. lateralis - Little Brown Skink P. ruber vioasci - Southern Red Salamander Family Teiidae (1) Family Salamandridae (1) Aspidoscelis – Whiptails Notophthalmus - Eastern Newts A. sexlineatus sexlineatus - Eastern Six-lined N. viridescens louisianensis- Central Newt Racerunner N. viridescens viridescens – Red-spotted Newt Suborder Serpentes - Snakes Family Sirenidae (1) Siren - Sirens Family Colubridae (35) S. intermedia nettingi - Western Lesser Siren Carphophis - Wormsnakes C. amoenus amoenus - Eastern Wormsnake Class Reptilia C. amoenus helenae - Midwestern Wormsnake Order Crocodilia - Crocodilians Cemophora - Scarletsnakes C. coccinea copei - Northern Scarletsnake Coluber - North American Racers Family Alligatoridae (1) C. constrictor latrunculus - Black-masked Racer Alligator - Alligators C. constrictor priapus - Southern Black Racer A. mississippiensis - American Alligator Diadophis - Ring-necked Snakes D. punctatus stictogenys - Mississippi Ring-necked Order Squamata – Snakes and Lizards Snake Suborder Lacertilia - Lizards Drymarchon - Indigo Snakes D. couperi - Eastern Indigo Snake Farancia - Mudsnakes Family Anguidae (3) F. abacura reinwardtii - Western Mudsnake Ophisaurus - Glass Lizards F. erytrogramma erytrogramma - Common Rainbow O. attenuatus longicaudus - Eastern Slender Glass Snake Lizard Heterodon - North American Hognosed Snakes O. mimicus - Mimic Glass Lizard H. platirhinos - Eastern Hog-nosed Snake O. ventralis - Eastern Glass Lizard H. simus - Southern Hog-nosed Snake
Lampropeltis - Kingsnakes Family Viperidae (5) L. calligaster calligaster - Prairie Kingsnake Agkistrodon - American Moccasins L. calligaster rhombomaculata - Mole Kingsnake A. contortrix contortrix - Southern Copperhead L. getula holbrooki - Speckled Kingsnake A. piscivorus piscivorus - Eastern Cottonmouth L. getula niger - Eastern Black Kingsnake A. piscivorus leucostoma - Western Cottonmouth L. triangulum elapsoides - Scarlet Kingsnake Crotalus - Rattlesnakes L. triangulum syspila - Red Milksnake C. adamanteus - Eastern Diamond-backed Rattlesnake Masticophis - Whipsnakes C. horridus atricaudatus - Canebrake Rattlesnake M. flagellum flagellum - Eastern Coachwhip Sistrurus - Pygmy Rattlesnakes Nerodia - North American Watersnakes S. miliarius miliarius - Carolina Pygmy Rattlesnake N. clarkii clarkii - Gulf Saltmarsh Snake S. miliarius barbouri - Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake N. cyclopion - Mississippi Green Watersnake S. miliarius streckeri - Western Pygmy Rattlesnake N. erythrogaster flavigaster - Yellow-bellied Watersnake N. fasciata fasciata - Banded Watersnake Family Elapidae (1) N. fasciata confluens - Broad-banded Watersnake Micrurus - American Coralsnakes N. rhombifer rhombifer - Northern Diamond-backed M. fulvius - Harlequin Coralsnake Watersnake N. sipedon pleuralis - Midland Watersnake Order Testudines - Turtles Opheodrys - Greensnakes O. aestivus aestivus - Northern Rough Greensnake Family Cheloniidae (4) Pantherophsis - Ratsnakes Caretta - Loggerhead Seaturtles P. guttata – Eastern Cornsnake C. caretta - Loggerhead Seaturtle P. obsoleta spiloides - Gray Ratsnake Chelonia - Green Seaturtles Pituophis - Pinesnakes C. mydas - Green Seaturtle P. melanoleucus melanoleucus - Northern Pinesnake Eretmochelys - Hawksbill Seaturtles P. melanoleucus lodingi - Black Pinesnake E. imbricata imbricata - Atlantic Hawksbill Seaturtle Rhadinea - Littersnakes Lepidochelys - Ridley Seaturtles R. flavilata - Pine Woods Littersnake L. kempii - Kemp’s Ridley Seaturtle Regina - Crayfish snakes R. grahamii - Graham’s Crayfish Snake Family Chelydridae (2) R. rigida deltae - Delta Crayfish Snake Chelydra - Snapping Turtles R. rigida sinicola - Gulf Crayfish Snake C. serpentina serpentina - Eastern Snapping Turtle R. septemvittata - Queen Snake Macrochelys - Alligator Snapping Turtles Storeria - North American Brownsnakes M. temminckii - Alligator Snapping Turtle S. dekayi limnetes - Marsh Brownsnake S. dekayi wrightorum - Midland Brownsnake S. occipitomaculata occipitomaculata - Northern Red- Family Dermochelyidae (1) bellied Snake Dermochelys - Leatherback Seaturtles S. occipitomaculata obscura - Florida Red-bellied D. coriacea - Leatherback Seaturtle Snake Tantilla - Black-headed Snakes Family Emydidae (17) T. coronata - Southeastern Crowned Snake Chrysemys - Painted Turtles Thamnophis - North American Gartersnakes C. dorsalis - Southern Painted Turtle T. proximus proximus - Orange-striped Ribbonsnake Deirochelys - Chicken Turtles T. proximus orarius - Gulf Coast Ribbonsnake D. reticularia reticularia - Eastern Chicken Turtle T. sauritus sauritus - Common Ribbonsnake D. reticularia miaria - Western Chicken Turtle T. sirtalis sirtalis - Eastern Gartersnake Graptemys - Map Turtles Virginia - North American Earthsnakes G. flavimaculata - Yellow-blotched Sawback V. striatula - Rough Earthsnake G. geographica - Northern Map Turtle V. valeriae valeriae - Eastern Smooth Earthsnake G. gibbonsi - Pascagoula Map Turtle V. valeriae elegans - Western Smooth Earthsnake G. nigrinoda nigrinoda - Black-knobbed Sawback G. oculifera - Ringed Sawback
G. ouachitensis ouachitensis - Ouachita Map Turtle Family Testudinidae (1) G. pseudogeographica kohnii - Mississippi Map Gopherus - Gopher Tortoises Turtle G. polyphemus - Gopher Tortoise G. pearlensis – Pearl River Map Turtle Family Kinosternidae (4) G. pulchra - Alabama Map Turtle Kinosternon - American Mud Turtles Malaclemys - Diamond-backed Terrapins K. subrubrum hippocrepis - Mississippi Mud Turtle M. terrapin pileata - Mississippi Diamond-backed K. subrubrum subrubrum - Eastern Mud Turtle Terrapin Sternotherus - Musk Turtles Pseudemys - Cooters S. carinatus - Razor-backed Musk Turtle P. alabamensis - Alabama Red-bellied Cooter S. minor peltifer - Stripe-necked Musk Turtle P. concinna concinna - Eastern River Cooter S. odoratus – Stinkpot P. floridana – Pond Cooter Terrapene –American Box Turtles T. carolina carolina –Eastern Box Turtle Family Trionychidae (2) T. carolina major - Gulf Coast Box Turtle Apalone – North American Softshells T. carolina triunguis - Three-toed Box Turtle A. mutica mutica – Midland Smooth Softshell Trachemys - Sliders A. mutica calvata – Gulf Coast Smooth Softshell T. scripta elegans - Red-eared Slider A. spinifera aspera – Gulf Coast Spiny Softshell A. spinifera spinifera – Eastern Spiny Softshell
Number of Species Number of Taxa (Species + Subspecies) Frogs 31 33 Salamanders 30 32 Alligators 1 1 Lizards 13 15 Snakes 41 56 Turtles 30 37
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