A Guide to the Amphibians
and Reptiles of California
Reptiles and Amphibians Endemic to California
| These forms of reptiles and amphibians are found only in California. Some of these taxa may one day prove to be not sufficiently distinct to be given separate species or subspecies status (EG. Diadophis and Eumeces), and some may be further split into more than one taxon (EG. Ambystoma californiense, Batrachoseps simatus) but they are all recognized as of this update on August, 2009. Snakes Charina umbratica Diadophis punctatus vandenburgii Diadophis punctatus amabilis Diadophis punctatus pulchellus Diadophis punctatus modestus Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha nuchalata - California Nightsnake Masticophis (Coluber) lateralis euryxanthus Masticophis (Coluber) flagellum ruddocki Pituophis catenifer pumilis - Santa Cruz Island Gophersnake Thamnophis atratus atratus Thamnophis atratus zaxanthus Thamnophis gigas Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis Lizards Aspidoscelis tigris munda Elgaria coerulea coerulea Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata Elgaria panamintina Plestiodon (Eumeces) gilberti cancellosus Plestiodon (Eumeces) gilberti gilberti Plestiodon (Eumeces) gilberti placerensis Gambelia sila Sceloporus occidentalis taylori Sceloporus occidentalis becki Sceloporus occidentalis biseriatus Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii Uma inornata Xantusia gracilis Xantusia riversiana reticulata Xantusia riversiana riversiana Xantusia sierrae Turtles None Frogs Bufo (Anaxyrus) canorus Bufo (Anaxyrus) exsul Rana muscosa Rana sierrae (no longer found in Nevada) Salamanders Ambystoma californiense Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum Aneides flavipunctatus niger Batrachoseps campi Batrachoseps diabolicus Batrachoseps gabrieli Batrachoseps gavilanensis Batrachoseps gregarius Batrachoseps incognitus Batrachoseps kawia Batrachoseps luciae Batrachoseps major aridus Batrachoseps minor Batrachoseps nigriventris Batrachoseps pacificus Batrachoseps regius Batrachoseps relictus Batrachoseps robustus Batrachoseps simatus Batrachoseps stebbinsi Dicamptodon ensatus Ensatina eschscholtzii croceator Ensatina eschscholtzii platensis Ensatina eschscholtzii xanthoptica Hydromantes brunus Hydromantes platycephalus Hydromantes shastae Plethodon asupak Taricha rivularis Taricha torosa sierrae Taricha torosa torosa (Aneides vagrans is not included here because there is a large (probably non-native) population of the species on Vancouver Island.) |
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