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Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Original Description |
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Anura |
Frogs |
Duméril, 1806 (as Anoures) |
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Anaxyrus (=Bufo) |
North American Toads |
Tschudi, 1845 |
Anaxyrus Boreas |
Western Toad |
(Baird and Girard, 1852) |
Anaxyrus boreas boreas (=Bufo boreas boreas) |
Boreal Toad |
(Baird and Girard, 1852) |
Anaxyrus cognatus (=Bufo cognatus) |
Great Plains Toad |
(Say, 1823) |
Anaxyrus debilis |
Green Toad |
(Girard, 1854) |
Anaxyrus debilis insidior (=Bufo debilis insidior) |
Western Chihuahuan Green Toad |
(Girard, 1854) |
Anaxyrus microscaphus (=Bufo microscaphus) |
Arizona Toad |
(Cope, 1866) |
Anaxyrus nelsoni (=Bufo nelsoni) |
Amargosa Toad |
(Stejneger, 1893) |
Anaxyrus punctatus (=Bufo punctatus) |
Red-spotted Toad |
(Baird and Girard, 1852) |
Anaxyrus retiformis (=Bufo retiformis) |
Sonoran Green Toad |
(Sanders and Smith, 1951) |
Anaxyrus williamsi (=Bufo williamsi) |
Dixie Valley Toad |
Gordon, Simandle & Tracy, 2017 |
Anaxyrus woodhousii |
Woodhouse's Toad |
(Girard, 1854) |
Anaxyrus woodhousii australis
(=Bufo woodhousii australis) |
Southwestern Woodhouse's Toad |
(Shannon and Lowe, 1955) |
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Gastrophryne |
North American Narrow-mouthed Toads |
Fitzinger, 1843 |
Gastrophryne olivacea (Gastrophryne mazatlensis) |
Great Plains Narrow-mouthed Toad
(Mazatlan Narrow-mouthed Toad) |
(Hallowell, 1857 “1856”) |
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Hyla |
Holarctic Treefrogs |
Laurenti, 1768 |
Hyla arenicolor |
Canyon Treefrog |
Cope, 1866 |
Hyla wrightorum |
Arizona Treefrog |
Taylor, 1939 “1938” |
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Incilius |
Central American Toads |
Cope, 1875 |
Incilius alvarius (=Bufo alvarius) |
Sonoran Desert Toad |
(Girard, 1859) |
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Lithobates |
American Water Frogs |
Fitzinger, 1843 |
Lithobates catesbeianus (= Rana catesbeiana) |
American Bullfrog |
(Shaw, 1802) |
Lithobates chiricahuensis (=Rana chiricahuensis) |
Chiricahua Leopard Frog |
(Platz and Mecham, 1979) |
Lithobates onca (=Rana onca) |
Relict Leopard Frog |
(Cope, 1875) |
Lithobates pipiens (=Rana pipiens) |
Northern Leopard Frog |
(Schreber, 1782) |
Lithobates tarahumarae |
Tarahumara Frog |
(Boulenger, 1917) |
Lithobates yavapaiensis (=Rana yavapaiensis) |
Lowland Leopard Frog |
(Platz and Frost, 1984) |
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Pseudacris |
Chorus Frogs |
Fitzinger, 1843 |
Pseudacris maculata |
Boreal Chorus Frog |
(Wied-Neuwied, 1838) |
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Smilisca |
Mexican Treefrogs |
Cope, 1865 |
Smilisca fodiens (=Pternohyla fodiens) |
Lowland Burrowing Treefrog |
(Boulenger, 1882) |
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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 bombifrons |
Plains Spadefoot |
(Cope, 1863) |
Spea multiplicata |
Mexican Spadefoot |
(Cope, 1863) |
Spea multiplicata stagnalis |
Chihuahuan Desert Spadefoot
(New Mexico Spadefoot) |
(Cope, 1875) |
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Caudata |
Salamanders |
Scopoli, 1777 |
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Aneides |
Climbing Salamanders |
Baird, 1851 |
Aneides hardii |
Sacramento Mountains Salamander |
(Taylor, 1941) |
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Ambystoma |
Mole Salamanders |
Tschudi, 1838 |
Ambystoma mavortium |
Barred Tiger Salamander |
Baird, 1850 “1849” |
Ambystoma mavortium mavortium |
Barred Tiger Salamander |
Baird, 1850 “1849” |
Ambystoma mavortium nebulosum |
Arizona Tiger Salamander |
Hallowell, 1852 |
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Plethodon |
Woodland Salamanders |
Tschudi, 1838 |
Plethodon neomexicanus |
Jemez Mountains Salamander |
Stebbins and Riemer, 1950 |
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Squamata |
Lizards |
Oppel, 1811 |
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Aspidoscelis |
Whiptails |
Fitzinger, 1843 |
Aspidoscelis arizonae |
Arizona Striped Whiptail |
(Van Denburgh, 1896) |
Aspidoscelis exsanguis |
Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail |
(Lowe, 1956) |
Aspidoscelis gypsi |
Little White Whiptail |
(Wright and Lowe, 1993) |
Aspidoscelis neomexicana |
New Mexico Whiptail |
(Lowe and Zweifel, 1952) |
Aspidoscelis pai |
Pai Striped Whiptail |
(Wright and Lowe, 1993) |
Aspidoscelis sonorae |
Sonoran Spotted Whiptail |
(Lowe and Wright, 1964) |
Aspidoscelis stictogramma |
Giant Spotted Whiptail |
(Burger, 1950) |
Aspidoscelis tigris |
Tiger Whiptail |
(Baird and Girard, 1852) |
Aspidoscelis tigris punctilinealis |
Sonoran Tiger Whiptail |
(Dickerson,1919) |
Aspidoscelis tigris septentrionalis |
Plateau Tiger Whiptail |
(Burger, 1950) |
Aspidoscelis uniparens |
Desert Grassland Whiptail |
(Wright and Lowe, 1965) |
Aspidoscelis velox |
Plateau Striped Whiptail |
(Springer, 1928) |
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Callisaurus |
Zebra-tailed Lizards |
Blainville, 1835 |
Callisaurus draconiodes |
Zebra-tailed Lizard |
Blainville, 1835 |
Callisaurus draconoides myurus |
Nevada Zebra-tailed Lizard |
Richardson, 1915 |
Callisaurus draconoides rhodostictus |
Western Zebra-tailed Lizard |
Cope, 1896 |
Callisaurus draconoides ventralis |
Eastern Zebra-tailed Lizard |
(Hallowell, 1852) |
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Coleonyx |
Banded Geckos |
Gray, 1845 |
Coleonyx variegatus |
Western Banded Gecko |
(Baird, 1859 “1858”)
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Coleonyx variegatus bogerti |
Tucson Banded Gecko |
Klauber, 1945 |
Coleonyx variegatus utahensis |
Utah Banded Gecko |
Klauber, 1945 |
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Cophosaurus |
Greater Earless Lizards |
Troschel, 1852 “1850” |
Cophosaurus texanus |
Greater Earless Lizard |
Troschel, 1852 “1850”
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Cophosaurus texanus scitulus |
Chihuahuan Greater Earless Lizard |
(Peters, 1951) |
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Crotaphytus |
Collared Lizards |
Holbrook, 1842 |
Crotaphytus bicinctores |
Great Basin Collared Lizard |
Smith and Tanner, 1972 |
Crotaphytus collaris |
Eastern Collared Lizard |
(Say, 1823) |
Crotaphytus nebrius |
Sonoran Collared Lizard |
Axtell and Montanucci, 1977 |
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Elgaria |
Western Alligator Lizards |
Gray, 1838 |
Elgaria kingii |
Madrean Alligator Liard |
Gray, 1838) |
Elgaria kingii nobilis |
Arizona Alligator Lizard |
Baird and Girard, 1852) |
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Gambelia |
Leopard Lizards |
Baird 1859 “1858” |
Gambelia wislizenii |
Long-nosed Leopard Lizard |
(Baird and Girard, 1852) |
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Heloderma |
Gila Monsters & Beaded Lizards |
Wiegmann, 1829 |
Heloderma suspectum |
Gila Monster |
Cope, 1869
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Heloderma suspectum cinctum |
Banded Gila Monster |
Bogert and Martin del Campo, 1956 |
Heloderma suspectum suspectum |
Reticulate Gila Monster |
Cope, 1869 |
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Hemidactylus |
House Geckos |
Gray, 1825 |
Hemidactylus turcicus |
Mediterranean Gecko |
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Holbrookia |
Lesser Earless Lizards |
Girard, 1851 |
Holbrookia elegans |
Elegant Earless Lizard |
Bocourt, 1874 in Duméril, Mocquard & Bocourt, 1870-1909 |
Holbrookia elegans thermophila |
Sonoran Earless Lizard |
Barbour, 1921 |
Holbrookia maculata |
Common Lesser Earless Lizard |
Girard, 1851
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Holbrookia maculata campi |
Plateau Earless Lizard |
Schmidt, 1921 |
Holbrookia maculata flavilenta |
Chihuahuan Leser Earless Lizard |
Cope, 1883 |
Holbrookia maculata ruthveni |
Bleached Earless Lizard |
Smith, 1943 |
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Phrynosoma |
Horned Lizards |
Wiegmann, 1828 |
Phrynosoma cornutum |
Texas Horned Lizard |
(Harlan, 1825) |
Phrynosoma (Doliosaurus) goodei |
Goode's Desert Horned Lizard |
Stejnejer, 1893 |
Phrynosoma hernandesi |
Greater Short-horned Lizard |
Girard, 1858
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Phrynosoma hernandesi hernandesi |
Hernandez's Short-horned Lizard |
Girard, 1858 |
Phrynosoma hernandesi ornatum |
Salt Lake Valley Short-horned Lizard |
Girard 1858b, comb. nov. |
Phrynosoma (Doliosaurus) modestum |
Round-tailed Horned Lizard |
Girard, 1852 |
Phrynosoma platyrhinos |
Desert Horned Lizard |
Girard, 1852 |
Phrynosoma (Doliosaurus) platyrhinos platyrhinos |
Northern Desert Horned Lizard |
Girard, 1852 |
Phrynosoma (Anota) solare |
Regal Horned Lizard |
Gray, 1845 |
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Plestiodon |
Toothy Skinks |
Duméril and Bibron, 1839 |
Plestiodon callicephalus (= Eumeces callicephalus) |
Mountain Skink |
(Bocourt, 1879 in Duméril, Mocquard & Bocourt, 1870-1909) |
Plestiodon multivirgatus |
Many-lined Skink |
Hallowell, 1857
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Plestiodon multivirgatus epipleurotus |
Variable Skink |
(Cope, 1880) |
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Sauromalus |
Chuckwallas |
Duméril, 1856 |
Sauromalus ater |
Common Chuckwalla |
Duméril, 1856 |
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Sceloporus |
Spiny Lizards |
Wiegmann, 1828 |
Sceloporus clarkii |
Clark's Spiny Lizard |
Baird and Girard, 1852
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Sceloporus clarkii clarkii |
Sonoran Spiny Lizard |
Baird and Girard, 1852 |
Sceloporus clarki vallaris |
Plateau Spiny Lizard |
Shannon and Urbano, 1954 |
Sceloporus cowlesi |
Southwestern Fence Lizard |
Lowe and Norris, 1956 |
Sceloporus graciosus |
Common Sagebrush Lizard |
Baird and Girard, 1852
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Sceloporus graciosus graciosus |
Northern Sagebrush Lizard |
Baird and Girard, 1852 |
Sceloporus jarrovii |
Yarrow's Spiny Lizard |
Cope, 1875 |
Sceloporus magister |
Desert Spiny Lizard |
Hallowell, 1854 |
Sceloporus poinsetti |
Crevice Spiny Lizard |
Baird and Girard, 1852
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Sceloporus poinsettii poinsettii |
New Mexico Crevice Spiny Lizard |
Baird and Girard, 1852 |
Sceloporus slevini |
Slevin's Bunch Grass Lizard |
Smith, 1937 |
Sceloporus tristichus |
Plateau Fence Lizard (Northern Plateau Lizard) |
Cope in Yarrow 1875 |
Sceloporus uniformis |
Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard |
Phelan and Brattstrom, 1955 |
Sceloporus virgatus |
Striped Plateau Lizard |
Smith, 1938 |
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Uma |
Fringe-toed Lizards |
1859 “1858” |
Uma rufopunctata |
Yuman Desert Fringe-toed Lizard |
Cope, 1895 |
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Urosaurus |
Tree and Brush Lizards |
Hallowell, 1854 |
Urosaurus ornatus |
Tree Lizard |
(Baird and Girard, 1852) |
Urosaurus ornatus schottii |
Schott's Tree Lizard |
(Mittleman, 1940) |
Urosaurus ornatus wrighti |
Northern Tree Lizard |
(Schmidt, 1921) |
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Uta |
Side-blotched Lizards |
Baird and Girard in Stansbury 1852 |
Uta stansburiana |
Common Side-blotched Lizard |
Baird and Girard, 1852 |
Uta stansburiana elegans |
Western Side-blotched Lizard |
Yarrow, 1882 |
Uta stansburiana stansburiana |
Northern Side-blotched Lizard |
Baird and Girard, 1852 |
Uta stansburiana stejnegeri |
Eastern Side-blotched Lizard |
Schmidt, 1921 |
Uta stansburiana uniformis |
Plateau Side-blotched Lizard |
Baird and Girard, 1852 |
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Xantusia |
NIght Lizards |
Baird, 1859 “1858” |
Xantusia arizonae |
Arizona Night Lizard |
Klauber, 1931 |
Xantusia bezyi |
Bezy's Night Lizard |
Papenfuss, Macey, and Schulte, 2001 |
Xantusia vigilis (utahensis) |
Desert Night Lizard (Utah Night Lizard) |
Baird, 1859 “1858” |
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Squamata |
Snakes |
Oppel, 1811 |
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Arizona |
Glossy Snakes |
Kennicott, in Baird, 1859 |
Arizona elegans |
Glossy Snake |
Kennicott, in Baird, 1859 |
Arizona elegans philipi |
Painted Desert Glossy Snake |
Klauber, 1946 |
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Chionactis |
Shovel-nosed Snakes |
Cope, 1860 |
Chionactis annulata |
Resplendent Desert Shovel-nosed Snake |
(Baird, 1859 “1858”) |
Chionactis annulata klauberi (Sonora annulata) |
Tucson Shovel-nosed Snake |
(Stickel, 1941) |
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Coluber |
North American Racers,
Coachwhips and Whipsnakes |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
Coluber bilineatis (=Masticophis bilineatis) |
Sonoran Whipsnake |
(Jan, 1863) |
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Crotalus |
Rattlesnakes |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
Crotalus atrox |
Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
Crotalus cerastes |
Sidewinder |
Hallowell, 1854 |
Crotalus cerastes cercobombus |
Sonoran Sidewinder |
Savage and Cliff, 1953 |
Crotalus cerberus |
Arizona Black Rattlesnake |
(Coues, 1875) |
Crotalus lepidus |
Rock Rattlesnake |
(Kennicott, 1861) |
Crotalus lepidus klauberi |
Banded Rock Rattlesnake |
Gloyd, 1936 |
Crotalus mitchellii |
Speckled Rattlesnake |
(Cope, 1861) |
Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus |
Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake |
(Cope, 1867 “1866”) |
Crotalus molossus |
Western Black-tailed Rattlesnake |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
Crotalus oreganus |
Western Rattlesnake |
Holbrook, 1840 |
Crotalus oreganus abyssus (=Crotalus abyssus) |
Grand Canyon Rattlesnake |
Klauber, 1930 |
Crotalus oreganus concolor (=Crotalus concolor) |
Midget Faded Rattlesnake |
Woodbury, 1929 |
Crotalus oreganus lutosus (=Crotalus lutosus) |
Great Basin Rattlesnake |
Klauber, 1930 |
Crotalus pricei |
Twin-spotted Rattlesnake |
Van Denburgh, 1895 |
Crotalus pricei pricei |
Western Twin-spotted Rattlesnake |
Van Denburgh, 1895 |
Crotalus tigris |
Tiger Rattlesnake |
Kennicott, in Baird, 1859 |
Crotalus viridis |
Prairie Rattlesnake |
(Rafinesque, 1818) |
Crotalus willardi |
Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake |
Meek, 1905 |
Crotalus willardi obscurus |
New Mexico Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake |
Harris and Simmons, 1976 |
Crotalus willardi willardi |
Arizona Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake |
Meek, 1905 |
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Diadophis |
Ring-necked Snakes |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
Diadophis punctatus |
Ring-necked Snake |
(Linnaeus, 1766) |
Diadophis punctatus regalis |
Regal Ring-necked Snake |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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Gyalopian |
Western Hook-nosed Snakes |
Cope, 1861 |
Gyalopion quadrangulare |
Thornscrub Hook-nosed Snake |
(Günther, 1893 in Salvin and Godman, 1885-1902) |
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Heterodon |
North American Hog-nosed Snakes |
Latreille, 1801 |
Heterodon kennerlyi
(= Heterodon nasicus kennerlyi) |
Mexican Hog-nosed Snake |
Kennicott, 1860 |
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Hypsiglena |
North American Nightsnakes |
Cope, 1860 |
Hypsiglena chlorophaea |
Desert Nightsnake |
Cope, 1860 |
Hypsiglena chlorophaea chlorophaea
(=Hypsiglena torquata chlorophaea) |
Sonoran Nightsnake |
Cope, 1860 |
Hypsiglena chlorophaea loreala
(=Hypsiglena torquata loreala) |
Mesa Verde Night Snake |
(Tanner, 1944) |
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Lampropeltis |
Kingsnakes |
Fitzinger, 1843 |
Lampropeltis californiae
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California Kingsnake
(Western Black Kingsnake) |
(Blainville, 1835) |
Lampropeltis gentilis |
Western Milksnake |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
Lampropeltis knoblochi
(=Lampropeltis pyromelana) |
Madrean Mountain Kingsnake
(= Arizona Mountain Kingsnake/
Knobloch's Mountain Kingsnake) |
Taylor, 1940 |
Lampropeltis pyromelana |
Arizona Mountain Kingsnake |
(Cope, 1867) |
Lampropeltis splendida |
Desert Kingsnake |
(Baird and Girard, 1853) |
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Lichanura |
Rosy Boas |
Cope, 1861 |
Lichanura orcutti |
Rosy Boa (Desert Rosy Boa) |
(Stejneger 1889) |
Lichanura trivirgata |
Three-lined Boa (Mexican Rosy Boa) |
(Cope, 1861) |
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Micruroides |
Sonoran Coral Snakes |
Schmidt, 1928 |
Micruroides euryxanthus |
Sonoran Coral Snake |
(Kennicott, 1860) |
Micruroides euryxanthus euryxanthus |
Arizona Coralsnake |
(Kennicott, 1860) |
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Oxybelis |
American Vinesnakes |
Wagler, 1830 |
Oxybelis aeneus |
Brown Vinesnake |
(Wagler, 1824) |
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Phyllorynchus |
Leaf-nosed Snakes |
Stejneger, 1890 |
Phyllorynchus browni |
Saddled Leaf-nosed Snake |
Stejneger, 1890 |
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Pituophis |
Bullsnakes, Pinesnakes,
and Gophersnakes |
Holbrook, 1842 |
Pituophis catenifer |
Gophersnake |
(Blainville, 1835) |
Pituophis catenifer affinis |
Sonoran Gophersnake |
(Hallowell, 1852) |
Pituophis catenifer deserticola |
Great Basin Gophersnake |
Stejneger, 1893 |
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Rena |
Threadsnakes |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
Rena dissectus (=Leptotyphlops dissectus) |
New Mexico Threadsnake |
(Cope, 1896) |
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Rhinocheilus |
Long-nosed Snakes |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
Rhinocheilus lecontei |
Long-nosed Snake |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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Salvadora |
Patch-nosed Snakes |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
Salvadora grahamiae |
Eastern Patch-nosed Snake |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
Salvadora grahamiae grahamiae |
Mountain Patch-nosed Snake |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
Salvadora hexalepis |
Western Patch-nosed Snake |
(Cope, 1866) |
Salvadora hexalepis hexalepis |
Desert Patch-nosed Snake |
(Cope, 1866) |
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Senticolis |
Green Ratsnakes |
Dowling and Fries, 1987 |
Senticolis triaspis |
Green Ratsnake |
(Cope, 1866) |
Senticolis triaspis intermedia |
Northern Green Ratsnake |
(Boettger, 1883) |
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Sistrurus |
Massasauga & Pygmy Rattlesnakes |
Garman, 1883 |
Sistrurus catenatus |
Massasauga |
(Rafinesque, 1818) |
Sistrurus tergeminus edwardsii |
Desert Massasauga |
(Baird and Girard, 1853) |
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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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Tantilla |
Black-headed, Crowned,
and Flat-headed Snakes |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
Tantilla hobartsmithi |
Smith's Black-headed Snake |
Taylor, 1937 |
Tantilla nigriceps |
Plains Black-headed Snake |
Kennicott, 1860 |
Tantilla wilcoxi |
Chihuahuan Black-headed Snake |
Stejneger, 1903 |
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Thamnophis |
North American Gartersnakes |
Fitzinger, 1843 |
Thamnophis cyrtopsis |
Black-necked Gartersnake |
(Kennicott, 1860) |
Thamnophis cyrtopsis cyrtopsis |
Western Black-necked Gartersnake |
(Kennicott, 1860) |
Thamnophis elegans |
Terrestrial Gartersnake |
(Baird and Girard, 1853) |
Thamnophis elegans vagrans |
Wandering Gartersnake |
(Baird and Girard, 1853) |
Thamnophis marcianus |
Checkered Gartersnake |
(Baird and Girard, 1853) |
Thamnophis marcianus marcianus |
Marcy's Checkered Gartersnake |
(Baird and Girard, 1853) |
Thamnophis rufipunctatus |
Narrow-headed Gartersnake |
(Cope, 1875) |
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Trimorphodon |
Lyresnakes |
Cope, 1861 |
Trimorphodon lambda |
Sonoran Lyresnake |
Cope, 1886 |
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Testudines |
Turtles |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Kinosternon |
American Mud Turtles |
Spix, 1824 |
Kinosternon flavescens (AZ) |
Yellow Mud Turtle |
(Agassiz, 1857) |
Kinosternon sonoriense |
Sonora Mud Turtle |
LeConte, 1854 |
Kinosternon sonoriense sonoriense |
Desert Mud Turtle
Sonoran Mud Turtle
Sonora Mud Turtle |
LeConte, 1854 |
Terrapene |
American Box Turtles |
Merrem, 1820 |
Terapene ornata |
Ornate Box Turtle |
(Agassiz, 1857) |
Terrapene ornata luteola (SW) |
Desert Box Turtle |
Smith and Ramsey, 1952 |
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