California
Reptiles & Amphibians

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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