California
Reptiles & Amphibians

California's Reptile and Amphibian Diversity

As of February 2008, at least 235 forms of reptiles and amphibians can be found living in the wild in California, including 167 different species; 63 forms found only in California, and 13 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	Forms (includes subspecies)	Full Species	Introduced Species	Forms Endemic to CA
Snakes	74	43	1	12
Lizards	67	44	3	17
Salamanders	52	40	1	31
Frogs and Toads	29	28	4	3
Turtles	13	12	4	0
Totals	235	167	13	63