Southern California Herp List
June 2012
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Lizards
Crotaphytidae — Collared and Leopard Lizards
Gambelia sila
Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard
Eublepharidae — Eyelid Geckos
Coleonyx variegatus variegatus
Desert Banded Gecko
Phrynosomatidae — Spiny Lizards
Callisaurus draconoides rhodostictus
Western Zebra-tailed Lizard
Petrosaurus mearnsi
Mearns’s Rock Lizard
Phrynosoma platyrhinos
Desert Horned Lizard
Uma notata
Colorado Desert Fringe-toed Lizard
Uma scoparia
Mohave Fringe-toed Lizard
Uta stansburiana elegans
Western Side-blotched Lizard
Teiidae — Whiptails and Tegus
Snakes
Colubridae — Advanced Snakes
Arizona elegans eburnata
Desert Glossy Snake
Lampropeltis californiae
California Kingsnake
Phyllorhynchus decurtatus
Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake
Sonora annulata annulata
Colorado Desert Shovel-nosed Snake
Trimorphodon lyrophanes
California Lyresnake
Viperidae — Vipers
Crotalus cerastes laterorepens
Colorado Desert Sidewinder
Crotalus ruber
Red Diamond Rattlesnake
Frogs and Toads
Bufonidae — True Toads
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Toad
Summary
Lizards:
Snakes:
Frogs and Toads:
total:
new species:
new subspecies:
10
9
1
20
2
2