Amphibians and Reptiles of Central-Eastern Washington*

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Amphibians and Reptiles of Central-Eastern Washington* Known Possibly Family Genus Species Common Name on on Refuge Refuge 1 Ambystomatidae macrodactylum Long-toed salamander X Ambystoma (Mole salamanders) tigrinum Tiger salamander1 X boreas Western toad X Bufonidae (True toads) Bufo woodhousii Woodhouse’s toad X Scaphiopodidae Spea intermontana Great Basin spadefoot2 X (Spadefoot toads) Hylidae (Tree frogs) Hyla regilla Pacific treefrog X catesbeiana American bullfrog3, 4 X Ranidae (True frogs) Rana pipiens Northern leopard frog4 X luteiventris Columbia spotted frog4 X Boidae (Pythons) Charina bottae Rubber boa5 X Hypsiglena torquata Night snake X Coluber constrictor Racer X Masticophis taeniatus Striped whipsnake X Colubridae (Solid tooths) Pituophis catenifer Gopher snake X elegans Western garter snake6 X Thamnophis sirtalis Common garter snake6 X Viperidae (Vipers) Crotalus viridis Northern Pacific rattlesnake X graciosus Sagebrush lizard X Sceloporus Phrynosomatidae occidentalis Western fence lizard X (Phrynosomatids) Phrynosoma douglasii Pigmy short-horned lizard X Uta stansburiana Common side-blotched lizard X Teiidae (Whiptails, tegus) Aspidoscelis neotesselata Colorado checkered whiptail X Scincidae (Skinks) Eumeces skiltonianus Western skink X Emydidae (Pond turtles) Chrysemys picta Painted turtle X 1 Inhabits shrub-steppe areas in the vicinity of water bodies suitable for breeding. 2 The most desert-adapted of any Northwest amphibian. It lays eggs in temporary puddles, its tadpoles mature quickly (in a few weeks under warm conditions), and the transformed toads can spend most of the year buried underground to escape the harsh surface conditions. 3 Introduced. 4 Fairly aquatic and do not use the shrub-steppe habitat itself, although they may be found in water bodies within Great Basin shrub-steppe. 5 Occurs in shrub-steppe and is much more widespread than most people realize, but is rarely seen since it spends most of its time underground. 6 Usually found near water. Note The most “typical” shrub-steppe snake species are the racer, gopher snake, rattlesnake, whipsnake and, in the vicinity of rocks, the night snake. 1.

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