diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
index fac713f184e5..b9b84b589fc1 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@
 			return pick('sound/voice/human/malescream_1.ogg', 'sound/voice/human/malescream_2.ogg', 'sound/voice/human/malescream_3.ogg', 'sound/voice/human/malescream_4.ogg', 'sound/voice/human/malescream_5.ogg')
 	else if(ismoth(H))
 		return 'sound/voice/moth/scream_moth.ogg'
-	else if(islizard(H)) //yogs start: adds lizard screams
-		return 'yogstation/sound/voice/lizardperson/lizard_scream.ogg' //yogs end
+	else if(H.dna?.species?.screamsound) //yogs start: grabs scream from screamsound located in the appropriate species file.
+		return H.dna.species.screamsound //yogs end - current added screams: lizard, preternis.
 
 
 /datum/emote/living/carbon/human/pale
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
index ae392744185a..8155e6b1222b 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(roundstart_races)
 	var/deathsound //used to set the mobs deathsound on species change
 	var/list/special_step_sounds //Sounds to override barefeet walkng
 	var/grab_sound //Special sound for grabbing
+	var/screamsound //yogs - audio of a species' scream
 
 	// species-only traits. Can be found in DNA.dm
 	var/list/species_traits = list()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/lizardpeople.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/lizardpeople.dm
index 96d3ff2cfaa8..b695241e7281 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/lizardpeople.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/lizardpeople.dm
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 	liked_food = GROSS | MEAT
 	inert_mutation = FIREBREATH
 	deathsound = 'sound/voice/lizard/deathsound.ogg'
+	screamsound = 'yogstation/sound/voice/lizardperson/lizard_scream.ogg' //yogs - lizard scream
 
 /datum/species/lizard/after_equip_job(datum/job/J, mob/living/carbon/human/H)
 	H.grant_language(/datum/language/draconic)
diff --git a/goon/sound/robot_scream.ogg b/goon/sound/robot_scream.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5db056a77135
Binary files /dev/null and b/goon/sound/robot_scream.ogg differ
diff --git a/yogstation/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/preternis/preternis.dm b/yogstation/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/preternis/preternis.dm
index 2661e884fd33..235d59c29e37 100644
--- a/yogstation/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/preternis/preternis.dm
+++ b/yogstation/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/preternis/preternis.dm
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ adjust_charge - take a positive or negative value to adjust the charge level
 	var/power_drain = 0.5 //probably going to have to tweak this shit
 	var/tesliumtrip = FALSE
 	var/draining = FALSE
+	screamsound = 'goon/sound/robot_scream.ogg'
 
 /datum/species/preternis/on_species_gain(mob/living/carbon/C, datum/species/old_species, pref_load)
 	. = ..()