List of reptiles of California
List of reptiles of California lists all of the snakes, turtles and lizards found in California.
Lizards
Family Anguidae
Species | Common name |
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Elgaria multicarinata | Southern Alligator Lizard |
Elgaria panamintina [e] | Panamint Alligator Lizard |
Family Anniellidae
Species | Common name |
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Anniella alexanderae | Temblor Legless Lizard |
Anniella campi | Southern Sierra Legless Lizard |
Anniella grinnelli | Bakersfield Legless Lizard |
Anniella pulchra | Northern California Legless Lizard |
Anniella stebbinsi | Southern California Legless Lizard |
Family Crotaphytidae
Species | Common name |
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Crotaphytus bicinctores | Great Basin Collared Lizard |
Crotaphytus vestigium | Baja California Collared Lizard |
Gambelia copeii | Cope's Leopard Lizard |
Gambelia sila [e] | Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard |
Gambelia wislizenii | Long-nosed Leopard Lizard |
Family Gekkonidae
Species | Common name |
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Coleonyx switaki | Switak's Banded Gecko |
Coleonyx variegatus | Western Banded Gecko |
Phyllodactylus nocticolus | Peninsular Leaf-toed Gecko |
Hemidactylus turcicus [i] | Mediterranean House Gecko |
Family Helodermatidae
Species | Common name |
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Heloderma suspectum | Gila Monster |
Family Iguanidae
Species | Common name |
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Dipsosaurus dorsalis | Desert Iguana |
Sauromalus ater | Common Chuckwalla |
Family Phrynosomatidae
Species | Common name |
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Callisaurus draconoides | Zebra-tailed Lizard |
Petrosaurus mearnsi | Banded Rock Lizard |
Phrynosoma blainvilli | Coast Horned Lizard |
Phrynosoma douglasii | Pygmy Short-horned Lizard |
Phrynosoma mcallii | Flat-tail Horned Lizard |
Phrynosoma platyrhinos | Desert Horned Lizard |
Sceloporus graciosus | Common Sagebrush Lizard |
Sceloporus magister | Desert Spiny Lizard |
Sceloporus occidentalis | Western Fence Lizard |
Sceloporus orcutti | Granite Spiny Lizard |
Sceloporus uniformis | Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard |
Uma inornata [e] | Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard |
Uma notata | Colorado Desert Fringe-toed Lizard |
Uma scoparia | Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard |
Urosaurus graciosus | Long-tailed Brush Lizard |
Urosaurus nigricaudus | Baja California Brush Lizard |
Urosaurus ornatus | Ornate Tree Lizard |
Uta stansburiana | Common Side-blotched Lizard |
Family Scincidae
Species | Common name |
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Plestiodon gilberti | Gilbert's Skink |
Plestiodon skiltonianus | Western Skink |
Family Teiidae
Species | Common name |
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Aspidoscelis hyperythrus | Orange-throated Whiptail |
Aspidoscelis tigris | Tiger Whiptail |
Family Xantusiidae
Species | Common name |
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Xantusia gracilis [e] | Sandstone Night Lizard |
Xantusia henshawi | Granite Night Lizard |
Xantusia riversiana [e] | Island Night Lizard |
Xantusia sierrae [e] | Sierra Night Lizard |
Xantusia vigilis | Desert Night Lizard |
Xantusia wigginsi | Baja California Night Lizard |
Family Lacertidae
Species | Common name |
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Podarcis siculus [i] | Southern Italian Wall Lizard |
Snakes
Family Boidae
Species | Common name |
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Charina bottae | Northern Rubber Boa |
Charina umbratica [e] | Southern Rubber Boa |
Lichanura orcutti | Coastal Rosy Boa |
Lichanura trivirgata | Rosy Boa |
Family Colubridae
Species | Common name |
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Arizona elegans | Glossy Snake |
Chionactis occipitalis | Western Shovelnose Snake |
Coluber constrictor | Eastern Racer |
Contia longicaudae | Forest Sharp-Tailed Snake |
Contia tenuis | Sharp-tailed Snake |
Diadophis punctatus | Ringneck Snake |
Hypsiglena chlorophaea | Desert Nightsnake |
Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus | Coast Night Snake |
Lampropeltis californiae | California Kingsnake |
Lampropeltis multifasciata | Coast Mountain Kingsnake |
Lampropeltis zonata | California Mountain kingsnake |
Masticophis flagellum | Coachwhip |
Masticophis fuliginosus | Baja California Coachwhip |
Masticophis lateralis | California Striped Whipsnake |
Masticophis taeniatus | Striped Whipsnake |
Nerodia fasciata [i] | Banded Water Snake |
Phyllorhynchus decurtatus | Western Leaf-nosed Snake |
Pituophis catenifer | Gopher Snake |
Rhinocheilus lecontei | Long-nosed Snake |
Salvadora hexalepis | Western Patch-nosed Snake |
Sonora semiannulata | Western Ground Snake |
Tantilla hobartsmithi | Southwestern Blackhead Snake |
Tantilla planiceps | Western Black-headed Snake |
Thamnophis atratus | Aquatic Garter Snake |
Thamnophis couchii | Sierra Garter Snake |
Thamnophis elegans | Terrestrial Garter Snake |
Thamnophis gigas | Giant Garter Snake |
Thamnophis hammondii | Two-striped Garter Snake |
Thamnophis marcianus | Checkered Garter Snake |
Thamnophis ordinoides | Northwestern Garter Snake |
Thamnophis sirtalis | Common Garter Snake |
Trimorphodon lambda | Sonoran Lyre Snake |
Trimorphodon lyrophanes | California Lyresnake |
Family Leptotyphlopidae
Species | Common name |
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Rena humilis | Western Threadsnake |
Family Typhlopidae
Species | Common name |
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Indotyphlops braminus [i] | Brahminy blind snake |
Family Viperidae
Species | Common name |
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Crotalus oreganus | Western Rattlesnake |
Crotalus ruber | Red Diamond Rattlesnake |
Crotalus cerastes | Sidewinder |
Crotalus pyrrhus | Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake |
Crotalus scutulatus | Mojave Rattlesnake |
Crotalus stephensi | Panamint Rattlesnake |
Crotalus atrox | Western Diamondback Rattlesnake |
Turtles
Family Cheloniidae
Species | Common name |
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Caretta caretta | Loggerhead sea turtle |
Chelonia mydas | Green sea surtle |
Lepidochelys olivacea | Olive ridley sea turtle |
Family Chelydridae
Species | Common name |
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Chelydra serpentina [i] | Common snapping turtle |
Family Dermochelyidae
Species | Common name |
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Dermochelys coriacea | Leatherback sea turtle |
Family Emydidae
Species | Common name |
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Chrysemys picta [i] | Western painted turtle |
Actinemys marmorata | Western pond turtle |
Trachemys scripta [i] | Red-eared slider |
Family Kinosternidae
Species | Common name |
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Kinosternon sonoriense | Sonoran mud turtle |
Family Testudinidae
Species | Common name |
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Gopherus agassizii | Mojave desert tortoise |
Family Trionychidae
Species | Common name |
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Apalone spinifera [i] | Spiny doftshell |
References
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