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Class: Amphibia Amphibians Order CLASS: AMPHIBIA AMPHIBIANS ANNIELLIDAE (Legless Lizards & Allies) CLASS: AMPHIBIA AMPHIBIANS Anniella (Legless Lizards) ORDER: ANURA FROGS AND TOADS ___Silvery Legless Lizard .......................... DS,RI,UR – uD ORDER: ANURA FROGS AND TOADS BUFONIDAE (True Toad Family) BUFONIDAE (True Toad Family) ___Southern Alligator Lizard ............................ RI,DE – fD Bufo (True Toads) Suborder: SERPENTES SNAKES Bufo (True Toads) ___California (Western) Toad.............. AQ,DS,RI,UR – cN ___California (Western) Toad ............. AQ,DS,RI,UR – cN ANNIELLIDAE (Legless Lizards & Allies) Anniella ___Red-spotted Toad ...................................... AQ,DS - cN BOIDAE (Boas & Pythons) ___Red-spotted Toad ...................................... AQ,DS - cN (Legless Lizards) Charina (Rosy & Rubber Boas) ___Silvery Legless Lizard .......................... DS,RI,UR – uD HYLIDAE (Chorus Frog and Treefrog Family) ___Rosy Boa ............................................ DS,CH,RO – fN HYLIDAE (Chorus Frog and Treefrog Family) Pseudacris (Chorus Frogs) Pseudacris (Chorus Frogs) Suborder: SERPENTES SNAKES ___California Chorus Frog ............ AQ,DS,RI,DE,RO – cN COLUBRIDAE (Colubrid Snakes) ___California Chorus Frog ............ AQ,DS,RI,DE,RO – cN ___Pacific Chorus Frog ....................... AQ,DS,RI,DE – cN Arizona (Glossy Snakes) ___Pacific Chorus Frog ........................AQ,DS,RI,DE – cN BOIDAE (Boas & Pythons) ___Glossy Snake ........................................... DS,SA – cN Charina (Rosy & Rubber Boas) RANIDAE (True Frog Family) RANIDAE (True Frog Family) ___Rosy Boa ........................................... DS,CH,RO – fN Rana (Pond Frogs) Chionactis (Shovelnose Snakes) Rana (Pond Frogs) ___California Red-legged Frog ........................ AQ,RI – rN ___Western Shovelnose Snake ..................... DS,SA – fN ___California Red-legged Frog ........................ AQ,RI – rN COLUBRIDAE (Colubrid Snakes) Arizona (Glossy Snakes) CLASS: REPTILIA REPTILES Hypsiglena (Night Snakes) CLASS: REPTILIA REPTILES ___Glossy Snake ........................................... DS,SA – cN ___Night Snake ........................................ DS,RO,SA – fN ORDER: TESTUDINES TURTLES ORDER: TESTUDINES TURTLES Chionactis (Shovelnose Snakes) TESTUDINIDAE (Tortoise Family) Lampropeltis (Kingsnakes) TESTUDINIDAE (Tortoise Family) ___Western Shovelnose Snake ..................... DS,SA – fN Gopherus (Gopher Tortoises) ___California Kingsnake ............... DS,CH,RO,SA – cN,C Gopherus (Gopher Tortoises) ___Desert Tortoise .............................................. DS – uD ___Desert Tortoise…………………………... Hypsiglena (Night Snakes) Leptotyphlops (Blind Snakes) .…….DS – uD ___Night Snake ........................................ DS,RO,SA – fN ORDER: SQUAMATA LIZARDS & SNAKES ___Western Blind Snake..................... DS,RI,RO,SA – uN ORDER: SQUAMATA __ LIZARDS & SNAKES Lampropeltis (Kingsnakes) Suborder LACERTILLA LIZARDS Masticophis (Racers and Whipsnakes) ___California Kingsnake ................ DS,CH,RO,SA – cN,C GEKKONIDAE (Gecko Family) ___Coachwhip ................................... DS,CH,RO,SA – cD Suborder LACERTILLA LIZARDS Coleonyx (Banded Geckos) ___Striped Racer ...................................... CH,RO,SA – fD GEKKONIDAE (Gecko Family) Leptotyphlops (Blind Snakes) ___Western Banded Gecko……………….DS,RO,SA – cN Coleonyx (Banded Geckos) ___Western Blind Snake .................... DS,RI,RO,SA – uN Phyllorhynchus (Leaf-nose Snakes) ___Western Banded Gecko……………….DS,RO,SA – cN IGUANIDAE (Iguanid Family) ___Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake ....................... DS,SA – fN Masticophis (Racers and Whipsnakes) Dipsosaurus (Desert Iguana) IGUANIDAE (Iguanid Family) ___Coachwhip ................................... DS,CH,RO,SA – cD ___Desert Iguana........................................... DS,SA – cD Pituophis (Gopher Snakes) Dipsosaurus (Desert Iguana) ___Striped Racer ....................................... CH,RO,SA – fD ___Gopher Snake ..................... DS,CH,RO,SA – c,N,C,D ___Desert Iguana ........................................... DS,SA – cD PHRYNOSOMATIDAE (Spiny Lizards & Relatives) Phyllorhynchus (Leaf-nose Snakes) Callisaurus (Legless Lizards) Rhinocheilus (Longnose snakes) PHRYNOSOMATIDAE (Spiny Lizards & Relatives) ___Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake ....................... DS,SA – fN ___Zebra-tailed Lizard .................................... DS,SA – cD ___Western Long-nosed Snake ............. DS,RO,SA – cN Callisaurus (Legless Lizards) ___Zebra-tailed Lizard .................................... DS,SA – cD Pituophis (Gopher Snakes) Phrynosoma (Horned Lizards) Salvadora (Patchnose Snakes) ___Gopher Snake ..................... DS,CH,RO,SA – c,N,C,D ___Coast Horned Lizard ...................................... CH – uD ___Western Patch-nosed Snake ............. DS,RO,SA – fD Phrynosoma (Horned Lizards) ___Desert Horned Lizard ................................ DS,SA – uD ___Coast Horned Lizard ..................................... CH – uD Rhinocheilus (Longnose snakes) Tantilla (Blackhead Snakes) ___Desert Horned Lizard ................................DS,SA – uD ___Western Long-nosed Snake .............. DS,RO,SA – cN Sceloporus (Spiny Lizards) ___Western Black-headed Snake .... DS,CH,RO,SA – uN ___Western Fence Lizard ......................... RI,CH,DE – cD Sceloporus (Spiny Lizards) Salvadora (Patchnose Snakes) ___Desert Spiny Lizard................................... DS,RO – cD Thamnophis (Garter Snakes) ___Western Fence Lizard ......................... RI,CH,DE – cD ___Western Patch-nosed Snake.............. DS,RO,SA – fD ___Two-striped Garter Snake .......................... RI,AQ – fD ___Desert Spiny Lizard .................................. DS,RO – cD Uta (Side-blotched Lizards) Tantilla (Blackhead Snakes) ___Side-blotched Lizard .................... DS,SA,CH,DE – cD Trimorphodon (Lyre Snake) Uta (Side-blotched Lizards) ___Western Black-headed Snake .... DS,CH,RO,SA – uN ___Lyre Snake ....................................... DS,CH,RO – uN ___Side-blotched Lizard .................... DS,SA,CH,DE – cD Urosaurus (Tree Lizards) Thamnophis (Garter Snakes) ___Brush Lizard ............................................. DS,SA – uD VIPERIDAE (Viper Family) Urosaurus (Tree Lizards) ___Two-striped Garter Snake ......................... RI,AQ – fD Crotalus (Rattlesnakes) ___Brush Lizard ............................................. DS,SA – cD Trimorphodon (Lyre Snake) XANTUSIIDAE (Night Lizards) ___Red Diamond Rattlesnake ............... DS,RO – cN,C,D ___Lyre Snake ....................................... DS,CH,RO – uN Xantusia (Night Lizards) ___Sidewinder ................................................ DS,SA – uN XANTUSIIDAE (Night Lizards) ___Desert Night Lizard ................................... DS – fD,C,N ___Southern Pacific Rattlesnake .............. CH,RO – uN,C Xantusia (Night Lizards) VIPERIDAE (Viper Family) ___Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake .. DS,RO – uN,C ___Desert Night Lizard ............................ DS, CH – fD,C,N Crotalus (Rattlesnakes) TEIIDAE (Whiptails & Relatives) ___Red Diamond Rattlesnake ............... DS,RO – cN,C,D Aspidoscelis (Whiptails) TEIIDAE (Whiptails & Relatives) ___Sidewinder ............................................... DS,SA – uN ___Western Whiptail ....................................... DS,CH – cD Cnemidophorus (Whiptails) ___Southern Pacific Rattlesnake .............. CH,RO – uN,C ___Western Whiptail ..................................... DS, CH – cD ___Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake .. DS,RO – uN,C ANGUIDAE (Alligator Lizards & Allies) Elgaria (Alligator Lizards) ANGUIDAE (Alligator Lizards & Allies) ___Southern Alligator Lizard ........................... RI,DE – fD Elgaria (Alligator Lizards) CHECKLIST OF THE AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF WHITEWATER CANYON, Please help to keep this list up-to-date by reporting any species not appearing on the list, to RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA Preserve employees or the author. Thanks to Michael D. Wilcox Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. Inc. and the Wildlands Conservancy for their support in producing this list. Early drafts were January 2020 reviewed by Kent R. Beaman, Stephen J. Myers, Nathan Moorhatch and Ted Rado. DATE_____________________TIME______________ For information on the Whitewater Preserve OBSERVERS_________________________________ contact: WEATHER___________________________________ ____________________________________________ Welcome to the Wildlands Conservancy Whitewater Preserve. This list includes 38 species of amphibians and reptiles which have been recorded in the preserve and adjacent habitats within Whitewater Canyon. Taxonomy and nomenclature generally follows Stebbins (2003). Habitat, abundance, and seasonality codes are defined as follows: HABITATS: AQ = Aquatic (species found in, or in close proximity to water) RO = Rocky Areas (species associated with rocky The Wildlands Conservancy habitats) Whitewater Preserve SA = Sandy Areas (species associated with sandy areas) 9160 Whitewater Canyon Road DS = Desert Scrub Whitewater, CA 92282 RI = Riparian (forest and woodland) (760) 325-7222 CH = Chaparral DE = Developed (areas around dwellings and structures) NOTES:______________________________ ABUNDANCE: _____________________________________ c = common; nearly always encountered in appropriate _____________________________________ habitat, usually in high numbers f = fairly common; usually encountered in appropriate _____________________________________ habitat, usually
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