A Guide to the Amphibians
and Reptiles of California

California Endemics

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These Amphibins and Reptiles are only found in California

		Frogs

Anaxyrus canorus Yosemite Toad		Anaxyrus exsul Black Toad	Rana muscosa Southern Mountain Yellow-legged Frog	Rana sierrae Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog


		Salamanders

Ambystoma californiense California Tiger Salamander	Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum Santa Cruz Long-toed Salamander	Aneides flavipunctatus Speckled Black Salamander	Aneides iecanus Shasta Black Salamander	Aneides niger Santa Cruz Black Salamander


Batrachoseps altasierrae Greenhorn Mountains Slender Salamander	Batrachoseps aridus Desert Slender Salamander © Mario Garcia-Paris	Batrachoseps bramei Fairview Slender Salamander	Batrachoseps campi Inyo Mountains Slender Salamander	Batrachoseps diabolicus Hell Hollow Slender Salamander


Batrachoseps gabrieli - San Gabriel Mountains Slender Salamander	Batrachoseps gavilanensis - Gabilan Mountains Slender Salamander	Batrachoseps gregarius Gregarious Slender Salamander	Batrachoseps incognitus San Simeon Slender Salamander	Batrachoseps kawia Sequoiah Slender Salamander


Batrachoseps luciae Santa Lucia Slender Salamander	Batrachoseps minor Lesser Slender Salamander	Batrachoseps nigriventris Black-bellied Slender Salamander	Batrachoseps pacificus Channel Islands Slender Salamander	Batrachoseps regius Kings River Slender Salamander


Batrachoseps relictus Relictual Slender Salamander © William Flaxington	Batrachoseps robustus Kern Plateau Slender Salamander	Batrachoseps simatus Kern Canyon Slender Salamander	Batrachoseps stebbinsi Tehachapi Slender Salamander	Batrachoseps wakei Arguello Slender Salamander © Andrew Louros


Dicamptodon ensatus California Giant Salamander	Ensatina eschscholtzii croceator Yellow-blotched Ensatina	Ensatina eschscholtzii platensis Sierra Nevada Ensatina	Ensatina eschscholtzii xanthoptica Yellow-eyed Ensatina	Hydromantes brunus Limestone Salamander


Hydromantes platycephalus Mount Lyell Salamander	Hydromantes samweli Samwel Shasta Salamander	Hydromantes shastae Shasta Salamander © Noah Morales	Hydromantes wintu Wintu Shasta Salamander © Spencer Williams	Plethodon asupak Scott Barr Salamander


Taricha rivularis Red-bellied Newt	Taricha sierrae Sierra Newt	Taricha torosa California Newt


		Snakes

Charina umbratica Southern Rubber Boa	Diadophis punctatus vandenburgii Monterey Ring-necked Snake	Diadophis punctatus amabilis Pacific Ring-necked Snake	Diadophis punctatus pulchellus Coral-bellied Ring-necked Snake	Diadophis punctatus modestus San Bernardino Ring-necked Snake


Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha nuchalata California Nightsnake	Masticophis flagellum ruddocki San Joaquin Coachwhip	Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus Alameda Striped Racer	Pituophis catenifer pumilus Santa Cruz Island Gophersnake	Thamnophis atratus atratus Santa Cruz Gartersnake


Thamnophis atratus zaxanthus Diablo Range Gartersnake	Thamnophis gigas Giant Gartersnake	Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis California Red-sided Gartersnake	Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia San Francisco Gartersnake


		Lizards

Anniella alexanderae Temblor Legless Lizard	Anniella campi Southern Sierra Legless Lizard © Chad Lane	Anniella grinnelli Bakersfield Legless Lizard	Anniella pulchra Northern California Legless Lizard	Aspidoscelis tigris munda California Whiptail


Elgaria coerulea coerulea San Francisco Alligator Lizard	Elgaria panamintina Panamint Alligator Lizard	Gambelia sila Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard	Plestiodon gilberti cancellosus Variegated Skink	Plestiodon gilberti gilberti Greater Brown Skink


Plestiodon gilberti placerensis Northern Brown Skink	Sceloporus becki Island Fence Lizard	Sceloporus occidentalis biseriatus San Joaquin Fence Lizard	Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii Coast Range Fence Lizard	Sceloporus occidentalis taylori Sierra Fence Lizard


Uma inornata Coachella Fringe-toed Lizard	Xantusia gracilis Sandstone Night Lizard	Xantusia riversiana reticulata San Clemente Night Lizard	Xantusia riversiana riversiana San Nicholas Night Lizard © Stephanie Root	Xantusia sierrae Sierra Night Lizard

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