Here are some pics that i got while living in Hattiesburg Mississippi briefly. Trips yielded tons of species but I didn't receive a camera until later on and i never had much time to take trips out. Just three or four. But i did get photos of animals that i had never had the opportunity to see before in KY.
Green Treefrog
Barking Treefrog. There was some controversy early on regarding this ID, but I got a positive ID on it from Dick Bartlett.
Bird Voiced Treefrog
Slider complete with leaches
Pascagoula Map Turtle
American Alligator. About an 8 footer! They are common as all get out, but i always enjoyed seeing these!
House Gecko. Extremely common invasive species in the south. There were about 20 of these that hung around my patio light every single night. I loved to sit and watch them.
Scarlet Kingsnake
Pigmy Rattler. Awesome little snakes!
I would love to make a trip back down at some point specifically to do some herping. I worked so much that i really didnt get to do too much as far as that goes. Maybe sometime!
Mississippi Herp Photos
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Re: Mississippi Herp Photos
Looks like a female G. flavimaculata to me. You also have G. gibbonsi in the Leaf/Pascagoula River system.jayder85 wrote:One of the Map Turtle species. I am not very familiar with these.
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The slider isn't a red-eared slider. Maybe yellow-bellied slider? I'm not familiar with Miss. turtles.
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I am horrible with turtles. Red Ears are all we have here and there are so many turtle species is the deep south. Snakes and salamanders are my "thing" lolChris Smith wrote:The slider isn't a red-eared slider. Maybe yellow-bellied slider? I'm not familiar with Miss. turtles.
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This turtle was photographed in Ward Bayou WMA right on the Pascagoula River and this was the only Map Turtle that i had seen.billysbrown wrote:jayder85 wrote:One of the Map Turtle species. I am not very familiar with these.
Looks like a female G. flavimaculata to me. You also have G. gibbonsi in the Leaf/Pascagoula River system.
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Re: Mississippi Herp Photos
I am afaid i have to call it a barker. I have seen plenty in Western KY and so i know what they look like. Nothing in Western KY to confuse them with. Also just with the size there is no way it could be a Squirrel.Stohlgren wrote:Nice stuff. Your "barking treefrog" is squirrel treefrog though. Barkers are beefier with more rounded spots
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Pigmys are not common at all. I dont think that Scarlet Kings are "common" anywhere, but i think in the right habitat it isnt super hard to find them in south Mississippi. I know places in Georgia where you can get multiple SKs found in a day. I always love finding them. What unexpected species have you found?Coluber Constrictor wrote:Cool post, especially the barking treefrog and the snakes. I don't think scarlet kings or pygmy rattlers are very common finds in that state, I could be wrong though. I haven't herped that part of MS before, but I know a great spot a bit southeast of there. Haven't seen too many snakes there yet, but I have seen just about every other kind of wildlife you can imagine, including a few unexpected species.
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Great stuff! The treefrog looks more like a barking, IMO.
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I am going to call it a Barker. That is what i called it when i found it. I have seen plenty of Barking treefrogs in Western KY and there are no other species to confues them with so i know what they look like. Not to mention there were only Barkers and Greens calling in that area. I just dont think that a Squirrel has that much coloring, at least none that i have seen photos of. Hybrid? Possibly. I know that it was as big as any KY barking treefrogs that i have seen.
The slider is up for grabs. Aquatic turtle species down there is something that i have no knowledge about so I will leave that one to you guys.
The slider is up for grabs. Aquatic turtle species down there is something that i have no knowledge about so I will leave that one to you guys.