Southern California Herp List
May 2021
Lizards
Crotaphytidae — Collared and Leopard Lizards
Crotaphytus bicinctores
Great Basin Collared Lizard
Crotaphytus vestigium
Baja California Collared Lizard
Gambelia sila
Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard
Eublepharidae — Eyelid Geckos
Coleonyx variegatus variegatus
Desert Banded Gecko
Iguanidae — Iguanas
Dipsosaurus dorsalis dorsalis
Northern Desert Iguana
Sauromalus ater
Common Chuckwalla
Phrynosomatidae — Spiny Lizards
Callisaurus draconoides rhodostictus
Western Zebra-tailed Lizard
Petrosaurus mearnsi
Mearns’s Rock Lizard
Phrynosoma blainvillii
Blainville’s Horned Lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis longipes
Great Basin Fence Lizard
Sceloporus orcutti
Granite Spiny Lizard
Uma notata
Colorado Desert Fringe-toed Lizard
Uta stansburiana elegans
Western Side-blotched Lizard
Phyllodactylidae — Leaf-toed Geckos
Teiidae — Whiptails and Tegus
Aspidoscelis tigris munda
California Whiptail
Xantusiidae — Night Lizards
Xantusia vigilis
Desert Night Lizard
Snakes
Colubridae — Advanced Snakes
Arizona elegans candida
Mohave Glossy Snake
Phyllorhynchus decurtatus
Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake
Pituophis catenifer catenifer
Pacific Gopher Snake
Viperidae — Vipers
Crotalus cerastes laterorepens
Colorado Desert Sidewinder
Frogs and Toads
Bufonidae — True Toads
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Toad
Hylidae — Treefrogs
Pseudacris cadaverina
California Treefrog
Summary
Lizards:
Snakes:
Frogs and Toads:
total:
new species:
17
4
3
24
3