Texas Herp List
April 2010
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Lizards
Anolidae — Anoles
Anolis carolinensis
Green Anole
Eublepharidae — Eyelid Geckos
Phrynosomatidae — Spiny Lizards
Cophosaurus texanus scitulus
Chihuahuan Greater Earless Lizard
Sceloporus cowlesi
Southwestern Fence Lizard
Uta stansburiana stejnegeri
Eastern Side-blotched Lizard
Scincidae — Skinks
Teiidae — Whiptails and Tegus
Aspidoscelis tesselata
Common Checkered Whiptail
Snakes
Colubridae — Advanced Snakes
Salvadora deserticola
Big Bend Patch-nosed Snake
Tantilla hobartsmithi
Smith’s Black-headed Snake
Dipsadidae — Rear-fanged Snakes
Leptotyphlopidae — Slender Blind Snakes
Turtles and Tortoises
Emydidae — Box and Pond Turtles
Trachemys gaigeae gaigeae
Big Bend Slider
Trionychidae — Softshells
Apalone spinifera emoryi
Texas Spiny Softshell
Frogs and Toads
Eleutherodactylidae — Rain Frogs
Hylidae — Treefrogs
Acris blanchardi
Blanchard’s Cricket Frog
Hyla arenicolor
Canyon Treefrog
Salamanders and Newts
Plethodontidae — Lungless Salamanders
Plethodon albagula
Western Slimy Salamander
Summary
Lizards:
Snakes:
Turtles and Tortoises:
Frogs and Toads:
Salamanders and Newts:
total:
new species:
new subspecies:
14
6
2
3
1
26
9
5