A Guide to the Amphibians
and Reptiles of California

California's Reptile and Amphibian Diversity

As of March 2011, at least 240 forms of reptiles and amphibians can be found living in the wild in California, including 174 different species; 65 forms found only in California, and 15 introduced non-natives. (Go here to see a list of currently undescribed herps and some that could occur in California.)

These totals will continually change with the discovery of new species and subspecies, or with the re-classification of species and subspecies.

Family	Species	Forms (Species & Subspecies)	Non-native Species	Forms Endemic to CA
Snakes	46	77	3	14
Lizards	46	68	4	17
Salamanders	41	50	1	31
Frogs and Toads	31	32	4	3
Turtles	12	12	4	0
Totals	176	239	16	65

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