Southwestern Deserts Herp List
April - May 2009
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Lizards
Anguidae — Lateral Fold Lizards
Elgaria multicarinata webbii
Woodland Alligator Lizard
Crotaphytidae — Collared and Leopard Lizards
Eublepharidae — Eyelid Geckos
Coleonyx variegatus variegatus
Desert Banded Gecko
Helodermatidae — Gila Monsters and Beaded Lizards
Iguanidae — Iguanas
Dipsosaurus dorsalis dorsalis
Northern Desert Iguana
Sauromalus ater
Common Chuckwalla
Phrynosomatidae — Spiny Lizards
Callisaurus draconoides ventralis
Eastern Zebra-tailed Lizard
Cophosaurus texanus scitulus
Chihuahuan Greater Earless Lizard
Petrosaurus mearnsi
Mearns’s Rock Lizard
Phrynosoma cornutum
Texas Horned Lizard
Sceloporus cowlesi
Southwestern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus magister
Desert Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii
Coast Range Fence Lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis longipes
Great Basin Fence Lizard
Sceloporus orcutti
Granite Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus tristichus
Plateau Lizard
Urosaurus graciosus graciosus
Western Long-tailed Brush Lizard
Urosaurus nigricauda
Black-tailed Brush Lizard
Urosaurus ornatus schottii
Schott’s Tree Lizard
Uta stansburiana elegans
Western Side-blotched Lizard
Teiidae — Whiptails and Tegus
Aspidoscelis exsanguis
Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail
Aspidoscelis tigris tigris
Great Basin Whiptail
Xantusiidae — Night Lizards
Xantusia vigilis
Desert Night Lizard
Snakes
Colubridae — Advanced Snakes
Arizona elegans eburnata
Desert Glossy Snake
Phyllorhynchus decurtatus
Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake
Rhinocheilus lecontei
Long-nosed Snake
Viperidae — Vipers
Crotalus atrox
Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake
Crotalus cerastes laterorepens
Colorado Desert Sidewinder
Turtles and Tortoises
Chelydridae — Snapping Turtles
Chelydra serpentina
Snapping Turtle
Frogs and Toads
Hylidae — Treefrogs
Pseudacris cadaverina
California Treefrog
Ranidae — True Frogs
Salamanders and Newts
Plethodontidae — Lungless Salamanders
Ensatina eschscholtzii eschscholtzii
Monterey Ensatina
Summary
Lizards:
Snakes:
Turtles and Tortoises:
Frogs and Toads:
Salamanders and Newts:
total:
new species:
new subspecies:
27
11
1
2
1
42
10
3