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Santa Cruz Island,
Santa Barbara County
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Santa Barbara County
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Santa Barbara County
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Santa Cruz Island
Beach at Prisoner's Harbor Near Prisoner's Harbor
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Santa Cruz Island interior Near Prisoner's Harbor,
Salamander Habitat
Habitat, near sea level, Santa Cruz Island,
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Prisoner's Harbor Santa Cruz Island creek Prisoner's Harbor
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  Santa Cruz Island  
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Santa Cruz Island Treefrog Habitat Santa Cruz Island  
Santa Cruz Island,
© Spencer Williams
Santa Cruz Island,
© Spencer Williams
Santa Cruz Island, with view of Anacapa Islands and the mainland
© Spencer Williams
     
Species of Amphibians and Reptiles Found on Santa Cruz Island

(Not all of the animals shown below were found on the island, but they could be.)
     
Batrachoseps pacificus - Channel Islands Slender Salamander
Channel Islands Slender Salamander Channel Islands Slender Salamander Channel Islands Slender Salamander
Adult, Santa Cruz Island, Santa Barbara County
Channel Islands Slender Salamander Channel Islands Slender Salamander  
Juvenile Channel Islands
Slender Salamander (right)

Juvenile Black-bellied
Slender Salamander (left)
Santa Cruz Island
Juvenile Channel Islands
Slender Salamander (left)

Juvenile Black-bellied
Slender Salamander (right)
Santa Cruz Island
 
     
Batrachoseps nigriventris - Black-bellied Slender Salamander
Black-bellied Slender Salamander Black-bellied Slender Salamander Black-bellied Slender Salamander
Adult, Santa Cruz Island,
Santa Barbara County
Adult, Santa Cruz Island, Santa Barbara County
     
Pseudacris hypochondriaca hypochondriaca - Baja California Treefrog
Baja California Treefrog Baja California Treefrog Baja California Treefrog
Adult, Santa Cruz Island,
Santa Barbara County
Adult, Los Angeles County Adult, San Diego County
     
Rana draytonii - California Red-legged Frog
California Red-legged Frog California Red-legged Frog California Red-legged Frog
Adult, Santa Barbara County
© Jason Butler
Adult, Marin County Adult, San Luis Obispo County
© Patrick Briggs
     
Pituophis catenifer pumilus - Santa Cruz Island Gophersnake
Santa Cruz Island Gophersnake Santa Cruz Island Gophersnake Santa Cruz Island Gophersnake
Adult, Santa Barbara County. Juvenile, Santa Cruz Island
© Dick Bartlett
Adult, Santa Cruz Island
© Oscar Johnson
     
Crotalus oreganus helleri - Southern Pacific Rattlesnake
Southern Pacific Rattlesnake Southern Pacific Rattlesnake Southern Pacific Rattlesnake
Adult, Santa Catalina Island
© Nathan Smith
Adult, Santa Catalina Island
© Nathan Smith
     
Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha klauberi - San Diego Night Snake
San Diego Night Snake San Diego Night Snake San Diego Night Snake
Adult, San Diego County © Jason Jones Adult, San Diego County
© 2005 Jeremiah Easter
Adult, Santa Barbara County
© Michael Gatti
     
Coluber constrictor mormon - Western Yellow- bellied Racer
Western Yellow- bellied Racer Western Yellow- bellied Racer  
Adult, Santa Cruz Island
© Luke Caldwell
Adult, Santa Cruz Island © Ken Owen
Channel Islands Restoration
 
Western Yellow- bellied Racer Western Yellow- bellied Racer  
Adult, Yuba County Juvenile, San Mateo County  
     
Sceloporus occidentalis becki - Island Fence Lizard
Island Fence Lizard Island Fence Lizard Island Fence Lizard
Adult male, Santa Cruz Island,  Santa Barbara County
Island Fence Lizard Island Fence Lizard Island Fence Lizard
Adult, Santa Cruz Island © Steve Bird Adult male, Santa Cruz Island Adult male, Santa Cruz Island
  Island Fence Lizard  
  Juvenile, Santa Cruz Island  
     
Elgaria multicarinata webbii - Woodland (San Diego) Alligator Lizard
California Alligator Lizard California Alligator Lizard California Alligator Lizard
Adult from East Anacapa Island, Santa Barbara County. © Phil Schmidt. Sub-adult, Santa Cruz Island,
Santa Barbara County
Adult, San Luis Obispo County
     
Uta stansburiana elegans - Western Side blotched Lizard
Western Side blotched Lizard Western Side blotched Lizard Western Side blotched Lizard
Adult male, Santa Cruz Island, Santa Barbara County
  Island Fence Lizard  
  Adult, Santa Cruz Island © Steve Bird  
 


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