Southwest Reptile and Amphibian Photos





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The links on this list lead to a collection of photos of reptiles and amphibians I have photographed in the North American Southwest - Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah, but excluding southern California. (Southern CA desert herps are included in the California section, but I have put links to some of those pages here if they include pictures of Southwest animals.)

This is not meant to be a list of all of the reptiles and amphibians in the Southwest, only a list of the species for which I have photographs.

Click on a name link to see the photos.




Scientific Name Common Name
 
Anura Frogs
Anaxyrus debilis insidior (=Bufo debilis insidior) Western Green Toad
Anaxyrus cognatus (=Bufo cognatus) Great Plains Toad
Anaxyrus microscaphus (=Bufo microscaphus) Arizona Toad
Anaxyrus nelsoni (=Bufo nelsoni) Amargosa Toad
Anaxyrus punctatus (=Bufo punctatus) Red-spotted Toad
Anaxyrus retiformis (=Bufo retiformis) Sonoran Green Toad
Anaxyrus woodhousii australis (=Bufo woodhousii australis) Southwestern Woodhouse's Toad
Gastrophryne olivacea Great Plains Narrow-mouthed Toad
Hyla arenicolor Canyon Treefrog
Hyla wrightorum Arizona Treefrog
Incilius alvarius (=Bufo alvarius) Sonoran Desert Toad
Lithobates catesbeianus (= Rana catesbeiana) American Bullfrog
Lithobates chiricahuensis (=Rana chiricahuensis) Chiricahua Leopard Frog
Lithobates onca (=Rana onca) Relict Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens (=Rana pipiens) Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates yavapaiensis (=Rana yavapaiensis) Lowland Leopard Frog
Pseudacris triseriata Western Chorus Frog
Smilisca fodiens (=Pternohyla fodiens) Lowland Burrowing Treefrog
Scaphiopus couchii Couch's Spadefoot
Spea bombifrons Plains Spadefoot
Spea multiplicata (stagnalis) New Mexico Spadefoot
 
Caudata Salamanders
Aneides hardii Sacramento Mountains Salamander
Ambystoma mavortium mavortium Barred Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma mavortium nebulosum Arizona Tiger Salamander
Plethodon neomexicanus Jemez Mountains Salamander
 
Squamata Lizards
Aspidoscelis arizonae Arizona Striped Whiptail
Aspidoscelis burti stictogramma Giant Spotted Whiptail
Aspidoscelis exsanguis Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail
Aspidoscelis flagellicauda Gila Spotted Whiptail
Aspidoscelis gypsi Little White Whiptail
Aspidoscelis neomexicana New Mexico Whiptail
Aspidoscelis pai Pai Striped Whiptail
Aspidoscelis sonorae Sonoran Spotted Whiptail
Aspidoscelis tigris punctilinealis Sonoran Tiger Whiptail
Aspidoscelis tigris septentrionalis Plateau Tiger Whiptail
Aspidoscelis uniparens Desert Grassland Whiptail
Aspidoscelis velox Plateau Striped Whiptail
Callisaurus draconoides myurus Nevada Zebra-tailed Lizard
Callisaurus draconoides rhodostictus Western Zebra-tailed Lizard
Callisaurus draconoides ventralis Eastern Zebra-tailed Lizard
Coleonyx variegatus bogerti Tucson Banded Gecko
Cophosaurus texanus scitulus Chihuahuan Greater Earless Lizard
Crotaphytus bicinctores Great Basin Collared Lizard
Crotaphytus collaris Eastern Collared Lizard
Crotaphytus nebrius Sonoran Collared Lizard
Elgaria kingii nobilis Madrean Alligator Lizard
Gambelia wislizenii Long-nosed Leopard Lizard
Heloderma suspectum suspectum Reticulate Gila Monster
Holbrookia elegans thermophila Sonoran Earless Lizard
Holbrookia maculata approximans Speckled Earless Lizard
Holbrookia maculata pulchra Huachuca Earless Lizard
Holbrookia maculata ruthveni Bleached Earless Lizard
Phrynosoma cornutum Texas Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma (Doliosaurus) goodei Goode's Desert Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma (Tapaja) hernandesi hernandesi Hernandez's Short-horned Lizard
Phrynosoma (Doliosaurus) modestum Round-tailed Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma (Doliosaurus) platyrhinos platyrhinos Northern Desert Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma (Anota) solare Regal Horned Lizard
Plestiodon callicephalus (formerly Eumeces callicephalus) Mountain Skink
Plestiodon multivirgatus epipleurotus Variable Skink
Sauromalus ater Common Chuckwalla
Sceloporus clarkii clarkii Sonoran ( Clark's ) Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus clarki vallaris Plateau Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus cowlesi Southwestern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus graciosus graciosus Northern Sagebrush Lizard
Sceloporus jarrovii Yarrow's Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus magister Desert Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus poinsettii poinsettii New Mexico Crevice Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus slevini Slevin's Bunch Grass Lizard
Sceloporus tristichus Plateau Fence Lizard (Northern Plateau Lizard)
Sceloporus virgatus Striped Plateau Lizard
Uma rufopunctata Yuman Desert Fringe-toed Lizard
Urosaurus ornatus schottii Schott's Tree Lizard
Uta stansburiana elegans Western Side-blotched Lizard
Uta stansburiana stejnegeri Eastern Side-blotched Lizard
Uta stansburiana uniformis Plateau Side-blotched Lizard
Xantusia bezyi Bezy's Night Lizard
Xantusia (vigilis) arizonae Arizona Night Lizard
Xantusia vigilis (utahensis) Desert Night Lizard (Utah Night Lizard)
 
Squamata Snakes
Arizona elegans philipi Painted Desert Glossy Snake
Chionactis occipitalis klauberi Tucson Shovel-nosed Snake
Crotalus atrox Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake
Crotalus cerastes cercobombus Sonoran Sidewinder
Crotalus lepidus klauberi Banded Rock Rattlesnake
Crotalus molossus Black-tailed Rattlesnake
Crotalus oreganus abyssus (=Crotalus abyssus) Grand Canyon Rattlesnake
Crotalus oreganus cerberus (=Crotalus cerberus) Arizona Black Rattlesnake
Crotalus oreganus concolor (=Crotalus concolor) Midget Faded Rattlesnake
Crotalus oreganus lutosus (=Crotalus lutosus)  (SW) Great Basin Rattlesnake
Crotalus pricei pricei Western Twin-spotted Rattlesnake
Crotalus tigris Tiger Rattlesnake
Crotalus viridis nuntius Hopi Rattlesnake
Crotalus viridis viridis Green Prairie Rattlesnake
Crotalus willardi willardi Arizona Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake
Diadophis punctatus regalis Regal Ring-necked Snake
Gyalopion quadrangulare Thornscrub Hook-nosed Snake
Heterodon nasicus kennerlyi    (= Heterodon kennerlyi) Mexican Hog-nosed Snake (= Mexican Hognose Snake)
Hypsiglena chlorophaea (torquata) chlorophaea Sonoran Nightsnake
Hypsiglena chlorophaea (torquata) loreala Mesa Verde Night Snake
Lampropeltis getula nigrita Western Black Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula splendida Desert Kingsnake
Lampropeltis pyromelana pyromelana Arizona Mountain Kingsnake
Lampropeltis triangulum celaenops New Mexico Milksnake
Lichanura orcutti (Lichanura trivirgata gracia) Northern Three-lined Boa (Desert Rosy Boa)
Lichanura trivirgata Rosy Boa (Mexican Rosy Boa)
Masticophis bilineatis (=Coluber bilineatis) Sonoran Whipsnake
Micruroides euryxanthus euryxanthus Arizona Coralsnake
Oxybelis aeneus Brown Vinesnake
Phyllorynchus browni Saddled Leaf-nosed Snake
Pituophis catenifer affinis Sonoran Gopher Snake
Pituophis catenifer deserticola Great Basin Gopher Snake
Rena (Leptotyphlops) dissectus New Mexico Threadsnake
Rhinocheilus lecontei Long-nosed Snake
Salvadora grahamiae grahamiae Mountain Patch-nosed Snake
Salvadora hexalepis hexalepis Desert Patch-nosed Snake
Senticolis triaspis intermedia Northern Green Ratsnake
Sistrurus catenatus edwardsii Desert Massasauga
Tantilla hobartsmithi Smith's Black-headed Snake
Tantilla nigriceps Plains Black-headed Snake
Tantilla wilcoxi Chihuahuan Black-headed Snake
Thamnophis cyrtopsis cyrtopsis Western Black-necked Gartersnake
Thamnophis elegans vagrans Wandering Gartersnake
Thamnophis rufipunctatus Narrow-headed Gartersnake
Trimorphodon lambda Sonoran Lyresnake
 
Testudines Turtles
Kinosternon flavescens Yellow Mud Turtle
Kinosternon sonoriense sonoriense Sonoran Mud Turtle
Terrapene ornata luteola
Desert Box Turtle

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