UCSD Elliot Chaparral Reserve Herptiles List Compiled by Rebecca Wolf 11 May 2010
ORDER/Family Common Name Scientific Name Ref Status
CAUDATA SALAMANDERS
Plethodontidae Lungless Salamanders Arboreal salamander Aneides lugubris Black-bellied slender salamander Batrachoseps nigriventris Pacific slender salamander Batrachoseps pacificus 1 Ensatina salamander Ensatina eschscholtzi
Salamandridae True Salamanders and Newts California Newt Taricha torosa
ANURA FROGS AND TOADS
Hylidae Treefrogs Pacific Treefrog Pseudacris regilla 1 California treefrog Pseudacris cadaverina
Bufonidae Toads Western Toad Bufo boreas 1 Southwestern Toad Bufo microscaphus Red-spotted Toad Bufo punctatus
Ranidae True Frogs Red-legged Frog Rana aurora Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana
Pipidae Pipid frogs African Clawed frog Xenopus leavis
Spea Spadefoots Western Spadefoot Spea hammondii 1
TESTUDINES Turtles
Emydidae Pond turtles Western Pond Turtle Actinemys marmorata
Trachemys Slider Turtles Sliders Trachemys sp.
Gekkonidae Gekos Western Banded Gecko Coleonyx variegatus abbotti
Xantusiidae Night Lizards UCSD Elliot Chaparral Reserve Herptiles List Compiled by Rebecca Wolf 11 May 2010 Granite night Lizard Xantusia henshawi Desert night Lizard Xantusia vigilis
Anniellidae Legless Lizards California Legless Lizard Aniella pulchra
Anguidae Alligator Lizards Southern Alligator Lizard Elgaria multicarinatus 1
Scincidae Skinks Gilbert Skink Eumeces gilberti Western Skink Eumeces skiltonianus 1
Teiidae Whiptails and Racerunners Orange-Throated Whiptail Aspidoscelis hyperthyrus 1 Western Whiptail Aspidoscelis tigris 1
Phrynosomatidae Horned Lizards and others Western Fence Lizard Sceloporus occidentalis 1 Western Spiny Lizard Sceloporus orcutti 1 Side-Blotched Lizard Uta stansburiana 1 Coast Horned Lizard Phrynosoma blainvillii 1
Crotaphytidae Crotaphytids Long-nosed Leopard Lizard Gambelia wislizenii
Leptotyphlopidae Blind Snkes Western blind snake Leptotyphlops humilis
Boidae Boas Rosy Boa Lichanura trivirgata
Colubridae Colubrids Glossy Snake Arizona elegans Eastern Racer Coluber constrictor 1 Ringneck snake Diadophis punctatus 1 Night snake Hypsiglena chlorophaea 1 Common Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula 1 California Mountain Kingsnake Lampropeltis zonata Coachwhip Masticophis flagellum California Whipsnake (Striped Racer)Masticophis lateralis lateralis 1 Gopher Snake Pituophis catenifer 1 Long-nosed snake Rhinocheilus lecontei 1 Western Patch-Nosed snake Salvadora hexalepis Western Black-Headed Snake Tantilla planiceps 1 Two-Striped Garter Snake Thamnophis hammondii 1 Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis Lyre Snake Trimorphodon biscutatus UCSD Elliot Chaparral Reserve Herptiles List Compiled by Rebecca Wolf 11 May 2010 Viperidae Vipers Speckled Rattlesnake Crotalus mitchellii Red Diamond Rattlesnake Crotalus ruber 1 Southern Pacific Rattlesnake Crotalus viridis 1
1. Robert Fisher SDSU 1999