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Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Original Description |
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Frogs |
Duméril, 1806 (as Anoures) |
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Anaxyrus |
North American Toads |
Tschudi, 1845 |
Anaxyrus boreas |
Western Toad |
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Anaxyrus boreas halophilus |
California Toad |
(Baird and Girard, 1853 |
Anaxyrus californicus |
Arroyo Toad |
(Camp, 1915) |
Anaxyrus punctatus
(=Bufo punctatus) |
Red-spotted Toad |
(Baird and Girard, 1852) |
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Lithobates |
American Water Frogs |
Fitzinger, 1843 |
Lithobates catesbeianus
(=Rana catesbeiana)
(Alien Species) |
American Bullfrog |
(Shaw, 1802) |
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Pseudacris |
Chorus Frogs |
Fitzinger, 1843 |
Pseudacris cadaverina |
California Treefrog |
(Cope, 1866) |
Pseudacris hypochondriaca |
Baja California Treefrog |
(Hallowell, 1854) |
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Rana |
Brown Frogs |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
Rana draytonii |
California Red-legged Frog |
Baird and Girard, 1852 |
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Scaphiopus |
North American Spadefoots |
Holbrook, 1836 |
Scaphiopus couchii |
Couch's Spadefoot |
Baird, 1854 |
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Spea |
Western Spadefoots |
Cope, 1866 |
Spea hammondii |
Western Spadefoot |
(Baird, 1859 “1857”) |
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Salamanders |
Duméril, 1806 (as Anoures) |
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Batrachoseps |
Slender Salamanders |
Bonaparte, 1841 |
Batrachoseps major |
Southern California Slender Salamander |
Camp, 1915 |
Batrachoseps major major |
Garden Slender Salamander |
Camp, 1915 |
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Lizards |
Oppel, 1811 |
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Anniella |
North American Legless Lizards |
Gray, 1852 |
Anniella geronimensis
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Baja California Legless Lizard |
Shaw, 1940 |
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Aspidoscelis (=Cnemidophorus) |
Whiptails |
Fitzinger, 1843 |
Aspidoscelis carmenensis |
Isla Carmen Whiptail |
(Dickerson, 1919) |
Aspidoscelis celeripes |
Isla San José Western Whiptail |
Dickerson, 1919 |
Aspidoscelis danheimae |
Isla San José Whiptail |
(Burt, 1929) |
Aspidoscelis hyperythra |
Orange-throated Whiptail |
(Cope, 1863) |
Aspidoscelis hyperythra beldingi |
Belding's Orange-throated Whiptail |
(Stejneger, 1894) |
Aspidoscelis hyperythra hyperythra |
Cape Orange-throated Whiptail |
(Cope, 1863) |
Aspidoscelis labialis |
Baja California Whiptail |
(Stejneger, 1890) |
Aspidoscelis maxima |
Cape Giant Whiptail |
(Cope , 1864) |
Aspidoscelis tigris |
Tiger Whiptail |
(Baird and Girard, 1852) |
Aspidoscelis tigris stejnegeri |
San Diegan Tiger Whiptail |
(Van Denburgh, 1894) |
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Callisaurus |
Zebra-tailed Lizards |
Blainville, 1835 |
Callisaurus draconiodes |
Zebra-tailed Lizard |
Blainville, 1835 |
Callisaurus draconoides carmenensis |
Carmen Island Zebra-tailed Lizard |
Dickerson, 1919 |
Callisaurus draconoides crinitus
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Viscaino Zebra-tailed Lizard |
Cope, 1896 |
Callisaurus draconoides draconoides |
Zebra-tailed Lizard |
Blainville, 1835 |
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Coleonyx |
Banded Geckos |
Gray, 1845 |
Coleonyx switaki |
Switak’s Banded Gecko |
(Murphy, 1974) |
Coleonyx switaki switaki |
Peninsula Banded Gecko |
(Murphy, 1974) |
Coleonyx variegatus |
Western Banded Gecko |
(Baird, 1859 “1858”)
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Coleonyx variegatus abbotti |
San Diego Banded Gecko |
Klauber, 1945 |
Coleonyx variegatus peninsularis |
San Lucan Banded Gecko |
Klauber, 1945 |
Coleonyx variegatus variegatus |
Desert Banded Gecko |
(Baird, 1859) |
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Crotaphytus |
Collared Lizards |
Holbrook, 1842 |
Crotaphytus vestigium |
Baja California Collared Lizard |
Smith and Tanner, 1972 |
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Ctenosaura |
Spiny-tailed Iguanas |
Wiegmann, 1828 |
Ctenosaura hemilopha |
Cape Spiny-tailed Iguana |
Cope, 1863 |
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Dipsosaurus |
Desert Iguanas |
Hallowell, 1854 |
Dipsosaurus dorsalis |
Desert Iguana |
(Baird and Girard, 1852) |
Dipsosaurus dorsalis dorsalis
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Northern Desert Iguana |
(Baird and Girard, 1852) |
Dipsosaurus dorsalis lucasensis
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San Lucan Desert Iguana |
Van Denburgh, 1920 |
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Elgaria |
Western Alligator Lizards |
Gray, 1838 |
Elgaria multicarinata |
Southern Alligator Lizard |
(Blainville, 1835)
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Elgaria multicarinata webbii |
Woodland Alligator Lizard |
(Baird, 1859 “1858”) |
Elgaria paucicarinata |
San Lucan Alligator Lizard |
Fitch, 1934 |
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Hemidactylus |
House Geckos |
Gray, 1825 |
Hemidactylus frenatus |
Common House Gecko |
Duméril and Bibron, 1836 |
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Petrosaurus |
Banded Rock Lizards |
Boulenger, 1885 |
Petrosaurus mearnsi |
Mearns's Rock Lizard |
(Stejneger, 1894) |
Petrosaurus mearnsi mearnsi |
Mearns's Rock Lizard
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(Stejneger, 1894) |
Petrosaurus repens |
Central Baja California Banded Rock Lizard |
(Stejneger, 1894) |
Petrosaurus thallassinus |
San Lucan Banded Rock Lizard |
(Cope, 1863) |
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Phrynosoma |
Horned Lizards |
Wiegmann, 1828 |
Phrynosoma cerroense |
Cedros Island Horned Lizard |
Leache et al. 2009 |
Phrynosoma coronatum
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Cape Horned Lizard (Coast Horned Lizard) |
Blainville, 1835 |
Phrynosoma platyrhinos |
Desert Horned Lizard |
Girard, 1852 |
Phrynosoma platyrhinos calidiarum |
Southern Desert Horned Lizard |
(Cope, 1896) |
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Phyllodactylus |
Leaf-toed Geckos |
Gray, 1828 |
Phyllodactylus nocticolus |
Peninsular Leaf-toed Gecko |
Dixon, 1964 |
Phyllodactylus unctus |
San Lucan Leaf-toed Gecko |
Cope, 1864 |
Phyllodactylus xanti |
Cape Leaf-toed Gecko |
Cope, 1863 |
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Plestiodon |
Toothy Skinks |
Duméril and Bibron, 1839 |
Plestiodon skiltonianus |
Western Skink |
Baird and Girard, 1852
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Plestiodon skiltonianus interparietalis |
Coronado Skink |
(Tanner, 1958 “1957”) |
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Sauromalus |
Chuckwallas |
Duméril, 1856 |
Sauromalus ater |
Common Chuckwalla |
Duméril, 1856 |
Sauromalus hispidus |
Spiny Chuckwalla (Angel Island Chuckwalla) |
Stejnegeri, 1891 |
Sauromalus slevini |
Slevin's Chuckwalla |
Van Denburgh, 1922 |
Sauromalus varius |
San Esteban Chuckwalla
(San Esteban Island Chuckwalla) (Isla Esteban Chuckwalla) |
Dickerson, 1919 |
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Sceloporus |
Spiny Lizards |
Wiegmann, 1828 |
Sceloporus angustus |
Isla Santa Cruz Spiny Lizard |
Dickerson, 1919 |
Sceloporus graciosus |
Common Sagebrush Lizard |
Baird and Girard, 1852
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Sceloporus graciosus vandenburgianus |
Southern Sagebrush Lizard |
Cope, 1896
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Sceloporus hunsakeri |
Hunsaker's Spiny Lizard |
Hall & Smith, 1979 |
Sceloporus licki |
Cape Spiny Lizard |
Van Denburgh, 1895 |
Sceloporus magister |
Desert Spiny Lizard |
Hallowell, 1854 |
Sceloporus orcutti |
Granite Spiny Lizard |
Stejneger, 1893 |
Sceloporus zosteromus |
Baja California Spiny Lizard |
Cope, 1863 |
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Uma |
Fringe-toed Lizards |
1859 “1858” |
Uma notata |
Colorado Desert Fringe-toed Lizard |
Baird, 1859 “1858” |
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Urosaurus |
Tree and Brush Lizards |
Hallowell, 1854 |
Urosaurus lahtelai |
Cataviña Brush Lizard |
Rau & Loomis, 1977 |
Urosaurus microscutatus (Urosaurus nigricaudus)
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Small-scaled Lizard
(Black-tailed Brush Lizard,
Baja California Brush Lizard) |
(Cope, 1864) |
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Uta |
Side-blotched Lizards |
Baird and Girard in Stansbury 1852 |
Uta stansburiana |
Side-blotched Lizard |
Baird and Girard, 1852 |
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Xantusia |
NIght Lizards |
Baird, 1859 “1858” |
Xantusia henshawi |
Granite Night Lizard |
Stejneger, 1893 |
Xantusia wigginsi |
Wiggins' Night Lizard |
Savage, 1952 |
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Snakes |
Oppel, 1811 |
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Arizona |
Glossy Snakes |
Kennicott, in Baird, 1859 |
Arizona elegans |
Glossy Snake |
Kennicott, in Baird, 1859 |
Arizona elegans eburnata |
Desert Glossy Snake |
Klauber, 1946 |
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Bogertophis |
Desert Ratsnakes |
Dowling and Price, 1988 |
Bogertophis rosaliae |
Baja California Rat Snake |
(Mocquard, 1899) |
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Chilomeniscus |
Sandsnakes |
Cope, 1860 |
Chilomeniscus stramineus |
Variable Sand Snake |
Cope, 1860 |
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Chionactis |
Shovel-nosed Snakes |
Cope, 1860 |
Chionactis annulata |
Resplendent Desert Shovel-nosed Snake |
(Baird, 1859 “1858”) |
Chionactis annulata annulata |
Colorado Desert Shovel-nosed Snake |
(Baird, 1859 “1858”) |
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Coluber |
North American Racers,
Coachwhips and Whipsnakes |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
Coluber flagellum |
Coachwhip |
Shaw, 1802 |
Coluber flagellum piceus
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Red Racer |
(Cope, 1892) |
Coluber fuliginosus
(= Masticophis fuliginosus)
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Baja California Coachwhip |
(Cope, 1895) |
Coluber lateralis |
Striped Racer |
(Hallowell, 1853) |
Coluber lateralis lateralis
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California Striped Racer |
(Hallowell, 1853) |
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Crotalus |
Rattlesnakes |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
Crotalus angelensis |
Isla Angel de la Guarda Rattlesnake |
Klauber, 1963 |
Crotalus catalinensis |
Isla Santa Catalina Rattlesnake |
Cliff, 1954 |
Crotalus cerastes |
Sidewinder |
Hallowell, 1854 |
Crotalus cerastes laterorepens |
Colorado Desert Sidewinder |
Klauber, 1944 |
Crotalus enyo |
Baja California Rattlesnake |
Cope, 1861 |
Crotalus mitchellii |
Speckled Rattlesnake |
(Cope, 1861) |
Crotalus mitchellii mitchellii |
San Lucan Speckled Rattlesnake |
(Cope, 1861) |
Crotalus oreganus |
Western Rattlesnake |
Holbrook, 1840 |
Crotalus oreganus helleri |
Southern Pacific Rattlesnake |
Meek, 1905 |
Crotalus pyrrhus |
Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake |
(Cope, 1867 “1866”) |
Crotalus ruber |
Red Diamond Rattlesnake |
Cope, 1892 |
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Hypsiglena |
North American Nightsnakes |
Cope, 1860 |
Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha |
Coast Nightsnake |
Cope, 1860 |
Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha klauberi |
San Diego Nightsnake |
Tanner, 1944 |
Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha ochrorhyncha |
Cape Nightsnake |
Cope, 1860 |
Hypsiglena slevini |
Baja California Nightsnake |
Tanner, 1943 |
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Lampropeltis |
Kingsnakes |
Fitzinger, 1843 |
Lampropeltis californiae
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California Kingsnake |
(Blainville, 1835) |
Lampropeltis multifasciata |
Coast Mountain Kingsnake |
Bocourt (1882) |
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Lichanura |
Rosy Boas |
Cope, 1861 |
Lichanura orcutti |
Rosy Boa |
Stejneger, 1889 |
Lichanura trivirgata
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Three-lined Boa
Mexican Rosy Boa
Baja Rosy Boa |
(Cope, 1861) |
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Phyllorynchus |
Leaf-nosed Snakes |
Stejneger, 1890 |
Phyllorhynchus decurtatus |
Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake |
(Cope, 1868) |
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Pituophis |
Bullsnakes, Pinesnakes,
and Gophersnakes |
Holbrook, 1842 |
Pituophis catenifer |
Gophersnake |
(Blainville, 1835) |
Pituophis catenifer annectens |
San Diego Gophersnake |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
Pituophis vertebralis |
Baja California Gophersnake |
(Blainville, 1835) |
Pituophis vertebralis bimaris |
Baja California Gophersnake |
(Klauber, 1946) |
Pituophis vertebralis vertebralis |
Cape Gophersnake |
Hirschkorn & Skubowius, 2011 |
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Rena |
Threadsnakes |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
Rena boettgeri |
(Cape) Threadsnake |
(Werner 1899) |
Rena humilis |
Western Threadsnake |
(Baird and Girard, 1853) |
Rena humilis cahuilae |
Desert Threadsnake |
Klauber, 1931 |
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Salvadora |
Patch-nosed Snakes |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
Salvadora hexalepis |
Western Patch-nosed Snake |
(Cope, 1866) |
Salvadora hexalepis klauberi |
Baja California Patch-nosed Snake |
Bogert, 1945 |
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Sonora |
North American Groundsnakes |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
Sonora semiannulata |
Western Groundsnake |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
Sonora semiannulata semiannulata |
Variable Groundsnake |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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Thamnophis |
North American Gartersnakes |
Fitzinger, 1843 |
Thamnophis hammondii |
Two-striped Gartersnake |
(Kennicott, 1860 ) |
Thamnophis marcianus |
Checkered Gartersnake |
(Baird and Girard, 1853) |
Thamnophis marcianus marcianus |
Marcy's Checkered Gartersnake |
(Baird and Girard, 1853) |
Thamnophis valida |
West Coast Gartersnake |
(Kennicott, 1860) |
Thamnophis valida celaeno
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West Coast Gartersnake
(Cape Gartersnake) |
(Cope, 1860) |
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Trimorphodon |
Lyresnakes |
Cope, 1861 |
Trimorphodon lyrophanes |
California Lyresnake |
(Cope, 1860) |
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Turtles |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Actinemys |
Western Pond Turtles |
Agassiz, 1857 |
Actinemys pallida |
Southwestern Pond Turtle |
(Seeliger 1945) |
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Trachemys |
Sliders |
Agassiz, 1857 |
Trachemys nebulosa |
Baja California Slider |
(Van Denburgh, 1895) |
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Chelonia |
Green Sea Turtles |
Brongniart, 1800 |
Chelonia mydas
(aka Chelonia agassizii) |
Green Seaturtle |
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Amphisbaenidae |
Worm Lizards |
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Bipedidae |
Two-legged Worm Lizards |
Taylor, 1951 |
Bipes |
Two-legged Worm Lizard |
Latreille, 1801 |
Bipes biporus |
Five-toed Worm Lizard |
Cope, 1894 |
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