REPTILE AND AMPHIBIAN LIFE LIST
Last updated: 08-25-2009
SNAKES
Suborder OPHIDIA (Serpentes) - SNAKES
FAMILY BOIDEA
Subfamily Boinae (Boas)
Boa Constrictor - Boa constrictor
Rainbow Boa - Epicrates cenchria
Subfamily Erycinae (Sand Boas)
Northern Rubber Boa - Charina bottae
Desert Rosy Boa - Charina trivirgata gracia
Coastal Rosy Boa - Charina trivirgata roseofusca
Subfamily Pythoninae (Pythons)
Water Python - Liasis fuscus
Olive Python - Liasis olivaceus
Jungle Carpet Python - Morelia spilota mcdowelli
FAMILY COLUBRIDAE
Subfamily Colubrine
Desert Glossy Snake - Arizona occidentalis eburnata
California Glossy Snake - Arizona occidentalis occidentalis
Arizona Glossy Snake - Arizona occidentalis noctivaga
Brown Tree Snake - Boiga irregularis
Colorado Desert Shovel-nosed Snake - Chionactis occipitalis annulata
Wetern Yellow-bellied Racer - Coluber mormon
Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer - Coluber constrictor flaviventris
Everglades Racer - Coluber constrictor paludicola
Common Tree Snake - Dendrelaphis punctulata
South American Forest Racer - Dendrophidion percarinatus
Texas Ratsnake - Elaphe obsoleta lindheimerii
Green Ratsnake - Senticolis triaspis
Blunt-headed Tree Snake - Imantodes cenchoa
California Kingsnake - Lampropeltis getula californiae
Desert Kingsnake - Lampropeltis getula splendida
Speckled Kingsnake - Lampropeltis getula holbrooki
Northern Cat-eyed Snake - Leptodeira septentrionalis
Parrot Snake - Leptophis ahaetulla
Red Coachwhip (Racer) - Masticophis flagellum piceus
Western Coachwhip - Masticophis flagellum testaceus
California Striped Racer - Masticophis lateralis lateralis
Striped Whipsnake - Masticophis taeniatus taeniatus
Sonoran Whipsnake - Masticophis bilineatus
Mississippi Green Water Snake - Nerodia cyclopion
Blotched Water Snake - Nerodia erythrogaster transversa
Broad-banded Water Snake - Nerodia fasciata confluens
Diamondback Water Snake - Nerodia rhombifer
Northern Water Snake - Nerodia sipedon
Florida Green Water Snake - Nerodia floridana
Brown Water Snake - Nerodia taxispilota
Rough Green Snake - Opheodrys aestivus
Mexican Vine Snake - Oxybelis aeneus
Spotted Leafnose Snake - Phyllorhynchus decurtatus
Sonoran Gopher Snake - Pituophis catenifer affinis
San Diego Gopher Snake - Pituophis catenifer annectens
Pacific Gopher Snake - Pituophis catenifer catenifer
Great Basin Gopher Snake - Pituophis catenifer deserticola
Central Baja California Gopher Snake - Pituophis vertebralis bimars
Western Longnose Snake - Rhinocheilus lecontei lecontei
Desert Patch-nosed Snake - Salvadora hexalepis hexalepis
Baja California Patch-nosed Snake - Salvadora hexalepis klauberi
Coast Patch-nosed Snake - Salvadora hexalepis virgulea
Cloudy Snail-eating Snake - Sibon nubulata
Ground Snake - Sonora semiannulata
Texas Brown Snake - Storeria dekayi texana
Mexican Black-headed Snake - Tantilla atriceps
Flathead Snake - Tantilla gracilis
Western Black-headed Snake - Tantilla planiceps
Sierra Garter Snake (Western Aquatic) - Thamnophis couchii couchii
Western Black-necked Gartersnake - Thamnophis cyrtopsis cyrtopsis
Mountain Gartersnake - Thamnophis elegans elegans
Coast Gartersnake - Thamnophis elegans terrestris
Two-striped Gartersnake - Thamnophis hammondii
Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake - Thamnophis proximus orarius
Western (red-striped) Ribbon Snake - Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus
Valley Gartersnake - Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi
California Red-sided Gartersnake - Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis
Eastern Garter Snake - Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
Eastern Ribbon Snake - Thamnophis sirtalis sauritus
Black-necked Gartersnake – Thamnophis cyrtopsis
Baja California Lyre Snake - Trimorphodon biscutatus lyrophanes
Sonoran Lyre Snake - Trimorphodon biscutatus lambda
Keelback Water Snake - Tropidonophis mairii
Subfamily Dipsadinae
San Bernardino Ringneck Snake - Diadophis punctatus modestus
San Diego Ringneck Snake - Diadophis punctatus similes
Regal Ringneck Snake - Diadophis punctatus regalis
Sonoran Night Snake - Hypsiglena torquata chlorophaea
San Diego Night Snake - Hypsiglena torquata ochrorhyncha
FAMILY TYPHLOPIDAE
Subfamily Ramphotyphlops (Common Blind Snakes)
Brahminy Blind Snake - Rhamphotyphlops braminus
FAMILY ELAPIDAE
Subfamily Hydrophiinae
Red-bellied Black Snake - Pseudechis porphyricacus
Desert Banded Sand Snake - Simoselaps bertholdi
Narrow-banded Shovel-nosed Snake - Simoselaps fasciolatus
Subfamily Elapinae
Common or Eastern Brown Snake - Pseudonaja textilis
FAMILY VIPERIDAE
Subfamily Crotalinae (Pit Vipers)
Southern Copperhead - Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix
Broad-banded Copperhead - Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus
Western Cottonmouth - Agkistrodon piscivorus
Florida Cottonmouth - Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti
Terciopolo (Fer-de-lance) - Bothrops asper
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake - Crotalus atrox
Mojave Desert Sidewinder - Crotalus cerastes cerastes
Sonoran Sidewinder - Crotalus cerastes cercobombus
Colorado Desert Sidewinder - Crotalus cerastes laterorepens
Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake - Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus
Black-Tailed Rattlesnake - Crotalus molossus molossus
Southern Pacific Rattlesnake - Crotalus oreganus helleri
Red Diamond Rattlesnake - Crotalus ruber ruber
Lucan Red Diamond Rattlesnake - Crotalus ruber lucasensis
Mojave Rattlesnake - Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus
Tiger Rattlesnake - Crotalus tigris
Subfamily Sistrurus (Pygmy Rattlesnakes and Massasaugas)
Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake - Sistrurus miliarius barbouri
LIZARDS
Suborder Sauria (Lacertilia)-LIZARDS
FAMILY AGAMIDAE
Subfamily Agaminae (Agamas)
Gilbert's Dragon - Amphibolurus gilberti
Long-nosed Dragon - Amphibolurus longirostris
Northern Water Dragon - Amphibolurus temporalis
Frilled Lizard - Chlamydosaurus kingii
Central Netted Dragon - Ctenophorus nuchalis
Eastern Two Lined Dragon - Diporiphora australis
Arnhem Dragon - Diporiphora arnhemica
Two-lined Dragon - Diporiphora bilineata
Common Gliding Lizard - Draco volans
Thorny Devil – Moloch horridus
Eastern Water Dragon - Physignathus lesuerii
Bearded Dragon - Pogona barbata
FAMILY IGUANIDAE (Iguanas)
Subfamily Corytophanidae (Casque-headed Lizards)
Common Basilisk - Basiliscus basiliscus
Subfamily Crotaphytinae (Collared and Leopard Lizards)
Sonoran Collared Lizard - Crotaphytus nebrius
Eastern Collard Lizard - Crotaphytus collaris
Great Basin Collard Lizard - Crotaphytus bicinctores
Baja California Collared Lizard - Crotaphytus vestigium
Long-nosed Leopard Lizard - Gambelia wislizenii
Subfamily Iguaninae (Iguanas and Spinytail Iguanas)
Peninsular Spinytail Iguana - Ctenosaura hemilopha
Black Spinytail Iguana - Ctenosaura similus
Desert Iguana - Dipsosaurus dorsalis
Green Iguana - Iguana iguana
Chuckwalla - Sauromalus ater
Subfamily Phrynosomatinae (Earless, Spiny, Tree, Side-blotched and Horned Lizards)
Viscano Zebra-tailed Lizard - Callisaurus draconoides crinitus
Mojave Zebra-tailed Lizard - Callisaurus draconoides rhodostictus
Arizona Zebra-tailed Lizard - Callisaurus draconoides ventralis
Navada Zebra-tailed Lizard - Callisaurus draconoides myurus
Southwestern Earless Lizard (Greater) - Cophosaurus texanus scitulus
Texas Earless Lizard (Greater) - Cophosaurus texanus texanus
Western Earless Lizard (Elegant) - Holbrookia elegans thermophila
Huachuca Earless Lizard (Lesser) - Holbrookia maculata pulchra
Banded Rock Lizard - Petrosaurus mearnsi
Short-nosed Rock Lizard - Petrosaurus repens
Coast Horned Lizard - Phrynosoma coronatum
Flat-tailed Horned Lizard - Phrynosoma Mcallii
Southern Desert Horned Lizard - Phrynosoma platyrhinos calidiarum
Clark's Spiny Lizard - Sceloporus clarkii
Western Sagebrush Lizard - Sceloporus graciosus gracilis
Northern Sagebrush Lizard - Sceloporus graciosus graciosus
Hunsaker's Spiny Lizard - Sceloporus hunsakeri
Mountain Spiny Lizard - Sceloporus jarrovii
Twin-spotted Spiny Lizard - Sceloporus magister bimaculosus
Sonoran Spiny Lizard - Sceloporus magister magister
Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard - Sceloporus magister uniformis
San Joaquin Fence Lizard - Sceloporus occidentalis biseriatus
Great Basin Fence Lizard - Sceloporus occidentalis longipes
Northwestern Fence Lizard - Sceloporus occidentalis occidentalis
Sierra Fence Lizard - Sceloporus occidentalis taylori
Texas Spiny Lizard - Sceloporus olivaceus
Granite Spiny Lizard - Sceloporus orcutti
Bunch Grass Lizard - Sceloporus slevini
Northern Fence Lizard - Sceloporus udulatus hyacinthinus
Southern Prairie Lizard - Sceloporus undulatus consobrinus
Southern Plateau Lizard - Sceloporus undulatus tristichus
Southern Fence Lizard - Sceloporus undulatus undulatus
Southern Sagebrush Lizard - Sceloporus vandenburgianus
Florida Scrub Lizard - Sceloporus woodi
Sothern Spiny Lizard - Sceloporus zosteromus monserratensis
Red-striped Spiny Lizard - Sceloporus zosteromus rudidorsum
San Lucan Spiny Lizard - Sceloporus zosteromus zosteromus
Colorado Desert Fringe-toed Lizard - Uma notata
Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard - Uma scoparia
Brush Lizard - Urosaurus graciosus
Arizona Longtail Brush Lizard - Urosaurus graciosus shannoni
Baja California Brush Lizard - Urosaurus lahtelai
Small-scaled Lizard - Urosaurus microscutatus
Black-tailed Brush Lizard - Urosaurus nigricaudus
Ornate Tree Lizard - Urosaurus ornatus
California Side-blotched Lizard - Uta stansburiana elegans
Nevada Side-blotched Lizard - Uta stansburiana nevadensis
Northern Side-blotched Lizard - Uta stansburiana stansburiana
Desert Side-blotched Lizard - Uta stansburiana stejnegeri
FAMILY POLYCHROTIDAE (Anoles)
Green Anole - Anolis carolinensis
Cuban Brown Anole - Anolis sagrei
Neotropical Green Anole - Norops biporcatus
Blue-spot Anole - Norops sericeus
Border Anole - Norops limifrons
FAMILY PYGOPODIDAE
Subfamily Pygopodinae
Western Hooded Scaly-foot - Pygopus nigriceps
Subfamily Lialisinae
Burton's Snake Lizard - Lialis burtonis
FAMILY GEKKONIDAE (Geckos)
Subfamily Diplodactylinae
Eastern Stone Gecko - Diplodactylus vittata
Fat-tailed Gecko - Diplodactylus conspicillatus
Crowned Gecko - Diplodactylus stenodactylus
Robust Velvet Gecko - Oedura robusta
Beaked Gecko - Rhynchoedura ornata
Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko - Strophurus ciliaris
Subfamily Eublepharinae
San Diego Banded Gecko - Coleonyx veriegatus abbotti
Tucson Banded Gecko - Coleonyx veriegatus bogerti
Desert Banded Gecko - Coleonyx veriegatus verigatus
Subfamily Gekkoninae
Dtella House Gecko - Gehyra dubia
Purplish Dtella - Gehyra purpurascens
Tree Dtella - Gehyra variegata
Yellow-headed Gecko - Gonatodes albogularis
Peninsula Leaf-toed Gecko - Phyllodactylus nocticolus nocticolus
Indo-Pacific Gecko - Hemidactylus garnotii
Asian House Gecko - Hemidactylus frenatus
Mediterranean Gecko - Hemidactylus turcicus
Bynoe's Gecko - Heteronotia bineoi
Mourning Gecko - Lepidodactylus lugubris
FAMILY TEIIDAE (Whiptails & Ameivas)
Delicate Ameiva - Ameiva leptophrys
Four-lined Ameiva - Ameiva quadralineata
Central American Ameiva – Ameiva festiva
Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail - Cnemidophorus exsanguis
Belding's Orange-throated Whiptail - Cnemidophorus hyperythrus beldingi
Sonoran Spotted Whiptail - Cnemidophorus sonorae
Texas Spotted Whiptail - Cnemidophorus gularis
Baja California Whiptail - Cnemidophorus labialis
Sonoran Whiptail - Cnemidophorus tigris punctilinealis
Coastal Whiptail - Cnemidophorus tigris stejnegeri
Great Basin Whiptail - Cnemidophorus tigris tigris
Desert Grassland Whiptail - Cnemidophorus uniparens
Redback Whiptail - Cnemidophorus xanthonotus
FAMILY LACERTIDEA (Wall Lizards)
Viviparous Lizard (Common Lizard) - Zootoca vivipara
FAMILY SCINCIDAE (Skinks)
Two-spined Rainbow Skink - Carlia amax
Closed-litter Rainbow Skink - Carlia longipes
Shade-Litter Rainbow Skink - Carlia munda
Open-Litter Rainbow Skink - Carlia pectoralis
Hooded Rainbow Skink - Carlia rostralis
Red-sided Rainbow Skink - Carlia rufilatus
Red-throated Skink - Carlia rubrigularis
Shinning-palmed Skake-eyed Skink - Cryptoblepharus carnabyi
Callose-palmed Shinning-skink - Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus
Common Tree Skink - Cryptoblepharus virgatus
Eastern Striped Skink - Ctenotus robustus
Copper-tailed Skink - Ctenotus taeniolatus
Orange-tailed Finesnout Ctenotus - Ctenotus leae
Leonhardi's Ctenotus - Ctenotus leonhardii
Pink-tongued Skink - Cyclodomorphus gerrardii
Major Skink - Egernia frerei
Dark Bar-sided Skink - Eulamprus martini
Water Skink – Eulamprus quoyii
Barred-sided Skink - Eulamprus tenuis
Mountain Skink - Eumeces callicephalus
Western Red-tailed Skink - Eumeces gilberti rubricaudatus
Five-lined Skink - Eumeces fasciatus
Great Plains Skink - Eumeces obsoletus
Coronado Island Skink - Eumeces skiltonianus interparietalis
Western Skink - Eumeces skiltonianus skiltonianus
Northern Sun Skink - Lampropholis coggeri
Garden Skink - Lampropholis delicata
Orange-tailed shade-skink - Saproscincus rosei
Ground Skink - Scincella lateralis
FAMILY XANTUSIIDAE (Night Lizards)
Granite Night Lizard - Xantusia henshawi
Desert Night Lizard - Xantusia vigilis vigilis
FAMILY ANGUIDAE (Glass and Alligator Lizards)
Northern Alligator Lizard - Elgaria coerulea principis
Arizona Alligator Lizard - Elgaria kingii nobilis
California Alligator Lizard - Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata
San Diego Alligator Lizard - Elgaria multicarinata webbii
Paniment Alligator Lizard - Elgaria panamintina
Western Slender Glass Lizard - Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus
FAMILY ANNIELLIDAE (American Legless Lizards)
Silvery Legless Lizard - Anniella pulchra pulchra
FAMILY HELODERMATIDAE (Gila Monsters)
Reticulate Gila Monster - Heloderma suspectum suspectum
FAMILY VARANIDAE (Monitor Lizards)
Lace Monitor - Varanus varius
Yellow-spotted Monitor - Varanus panoptes
Sand (Gould's) Goanna - Varanus gouldii
CROCODILES
FAMILY CROCODYLIDAE (Crocodiles and relatives)
Subfamily Alligatorinae
American Alligator - Alligator mississippiensis
American Crocodile - Crocodylus acutus
Estuarine or Salt-Water Crocodile - Crocodylus porosus
TURTLES
Suborder Cryptodira
FAMILY CHELYDRIDAE (Snapping Turtles)
Common Snapping Turtle - Chelydra serpentina
FAMILY CLEMMYS (Spotted Turtles)
Spotted Turtle - Clemmys guttata
FAMILY EMYDIDAE (Pond, Box and Water Turtles)
Southwestern Pond Turtle - Actinemys marmorata pallida
Eastern Painted Turtle - Chrysemys picta picta
Western Painted Turtle - Chrysemys picta bellii
Florida Cooter - Pseudemys floridana
Florida Redbelly Turtle - Pseudemys nelsoni
Peninsula Cooter - Pseudemys peninsularis
Texas River Cooter - Pseudemys texana
Eastern Box Turtle - Terrapene carolina Carolina
Three-toed Box Turtle - Terrapene carolina triunguis
Red-eared Slider - Trachemys scripta elegans
Yellowbelly Slider - Trachemys scripta scripta
FAMILY CHELIDAE
Saw-Shelled Turtle - Elseya latisternum
Krefft's River Turtle - Emydura krefftii
FAMILY TESTUDINIDAE (Tortoises)
Gopher Tortoise - Gopherus polyphemus
Desert Tortoise - Gopherus agassizii
FAMILY KINOSTERNIDAE (Mud and Musk Turtles)
White-throated Mud Turtle – Kinosternon scorpioides albogulare
Mississippi Mud Turtle - Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis
Florida Mud Turtle - Kinosternon subrubrum steindachneri
Sonoran Mud Turtle - Kinosternon sonoriense sonoriense
FAMILY TRIONYCHIDAE - (Softshell Turtles)
Pallid Spiny Softshell - Apalone spinifera pallida
Texas Spiny Softshell - Apalone spinifera emoryi
FAMILY CHELONIIDAE (Sea Turtles)
Green Sea Turtle - Chelonia mydas
FROGS & TOADS
FAMILY BUFONIDAE (True Toads)
Sonoran Desert Toad (Colorado River Toad) - Bufo alvaris
Western Toad (California Toad) - Bufo boreas halophilus
California Toad (Arroyo Toad) - Bufo californicus
Great Plains Toad - Bufo cognatus
Western Green Toad - Bufo debilis insidior
Fowler’s Toad - Bufo fowleri
Cane Toad - Bufo marinus
Red Spotted Toad - Bufo punctatus
Southern Toad - Bufo terrestris
Gulf Coast Toad - Bufo valliceps
Southwest Woodhouse's Toad - Bufo woodhousii australis
FAMILY LEPTODACTYLIDAE
Subfamily Eleutherodactylinae
Rain Frog - Eleutherodactylus ranoides
FAMILY LIMNODYNASTIDAE (Australian Ground Frogs)
Ornate Burrowing-Frog - Limnodynastes ornatus
FAMILY PELOBATIDAE (Spadefoot Toads)
Couch's Spadefoot - Scaphiopus couchii
Plains Spadefoot - Spea bombifrons
Western Spadefoot - Spea hammondii
Great Basin Spadefoot - Spea intermontana
Mexican Spadefoot - Spea multiplicata
FAMILY HYLIDAE (Tree Frogs)
Subfamily Hylinae
Blanchard's Cricket Frog - Acris crepitans blanchardi
Southern Cricket Frog - Acris gryllus gryllus
Canyon Tree Frog - Hyla arenicolor
Green Treefrog - Hyla cinerea
Squirrel Treefrog - Hyla squirella
California Chorus Frog - Pseudacris cadaverina
Pacific Chorus Frog - Pseudacris regilla
Subfamily Pelodryadinae
Striped Burrowing Frog - Cyclorana alboguttata
Giant Frog - Cyclorana australis
Long-footed Frog - Cyclorana longipes
Northern Dwarf Treefrog - Litoria bicolor
Green (White's) Treefrog - Litoria caerulea
Broad-palmed Rocketfrog - Litoria latopalmata
Stony-creek Frog - Litoria lesueuri
Striped Rocketfrog - Litoria nasuta
Tawny Rocketfrog - Litoria nigrofrenata
Emerald-spotted Treefrog - Litoria peronii
Northern Laughing Treefrog - Litoria rothi
Subfamily Phyllomedusinae
Red-eyed Leaf Frog - Agalychnis callidryas
Grey-eyed Leaf Frog - Agalychnis calcarifer
FAMILY DENDROBATIDAE (Poison Dart Frogs)
Green and Black Poison Dart Frog - Dendrobates auratus
Strawberry Poison Dart Frog - Dendrobates pumilio
FAMILY RANIDAE (True Frogs)
Bullfrog - Rana catesbeiana
Green Frog - Rana clamitans melanota
Pickerel Frog - Rana palustris
Forrer’s Grass Frog - Rana forreri
Ramsey Canyon Leopard Frog - Rana subaquavocalis
Southern Leopard Frog - Rana sphenocephala utricularius
FAMILY PIPIDAE (Toungless Frogs)
African Clawed Frog - Xenopis laevis
SALAMANDERS
FAMILY PLETHODONTIDAE (Lungless Salamanders)
California Slender Salamander - Batrachoseps attenuatus
Garden Slender Salamander - Batrachoseps major major
Yellow-blotched Ensatina - Ensatina eschscholtzii croceater
Monterrey Ensatina - Ensatina eschscholtzii eschscholtzii
Large-blotched Ensatina - Ensatina eschscholtzii klauberi
Sierra Nevada Salamander - Ensatina eschscholtzii platensis
Mississippi Slimy Salamander - Plethodon mississippi
FAMILY SALAMANDRIDAE (Newts)
Coast Range Newt - Taricha torosa torosa
TOTAL HERPS: 334
Snakes : 98
Lizards : 154
Turtles: 24
Frogs & Toads: 47
Salamanders: 8
Crocodiles and Alligators: 3
