A Guide to the Amphibians
and Reptiles of California

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San Nicolas Island

Three species of lizards are found on San Nicolas Island (Not all of the lizards shown below were found on the island, but they could be.)

Xantusia riversiana riversiana - San Nicolas Night Lizard

Adult, San Nicolas Island, Ventura County © Stephanie Root

Adult, San Nicolas Island, Ventura County © Stephanie Root	Juvenile, San Nicolas Island, Ventura County © Stephanie Root

Uta stansburiana elegans - Western Side blotched Lizard

Adult male, Santa Cruz Island, Santa Barbara County

	Adult, Santa Catalina Island © Nathan Smith

Elgaria multicarinata - Southern Alligator Lizard
(According to a 2014 report "Herpetofauna Biodiversity On Department of the Navy Shore Installations" the species is "confirmed as present on San Nicolas Island, where it is not native.")

Adult, Santa Catalina Island © Nathan Smith	Adult, Santa Catalina Island © Nathan Smith	Adult, Santa Catalina Island © Nathan Smith

	Adult, Santa Catalina Island © Nathan Smith