California Deserts Herp List
August 1999
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Lizards
IguanidaeIguanas
Dipsosaurus dorsalis dorsalis
Northern Desert Iguana
PhrynosomatidaeSpiny Lizards
Callisaurus draconoides rhodostictus
Western Zebra-tailed Lizard
Petrosaurus mearnsi
Mearns’s Rock Lizard
new species
Sceloporus orcutti
Granite Spiny Lizard
new species
Uma inornata
Coachella Fringe-toed Lizard
new species
Uma notata
Colorado Desert Fringe-toed Lizard
new species
Uma scoparia
Mohave Fringe-toed Lizard
new species
Urosaurus nigricauda
Black-tailed Brush Lizard
new species
Frogs and Toads
HylidaeTreefrogs
Pseudacris cadaverina
California Treefrog
new species
RanidaeTrue Frogs
Lithobates catesbeianus
American Bullfrog
Summary
Lizards:
Frogs and Toads:
total:
new species:
8
2
10
7