Blue Sky Ecological Reserve Herpetological List

Class AMPHIBIA Amphibians

Order CAUDATA Salamanders

Family SALAMANDRIDAE Newts California Newt Taricha torosa

Family PLETHODONTIDAE Salamanders CA Slender Salamander Batrachoseps attenuatus Garden Slender Salamander Batrachoseps major Arboreal Salamander Aneides lugubris

Order ANURA Frogs and Toads

Family PELOBATIDAE Spadefoot Toads Western Spadefoot Spea hammondii

Family BUFONIDAE True Toads Western Toad Bufo boreas

Family HYLIDAE Tree Frogs California Treefrog Hyla cadaverina Pacific Treefrog Hyla regilla

Family RANIDAE True Frogs Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana*

Class REPTILIA Reptiles

Order TESTUDINES Turtles

Family EMYDIDAE Box and Water Turtles Red-eared Slider Trachemys scripta*

Order SQUAMATA Lizards and Snakes

Family GEKKONIDAE Geckos Western Banded Gecko Coleonyx variegatus

Family PHRYNOSOMATIDAE Coast Horned Lizard Phrynosoma coronatum Common Side-blotched Lizard Uta stansburiana Western Fence Lizard Sceloporus occidentalis Granite Spiny Lizard Sceloporus orcutti

Family XANTUSIIDAE Night Lizards Granite Night Lizard Xantusia henshawi

Family SCINCIDAE Skinks Western Skink Eumeces skiltonianus Gilbert's Skink Eumeces gilberti

Family TEIIDAE Whiptails and Relatives Western Whiptail Aspidoscelis tigris Orange-throated Whiptail Aspidoscelis hyperytha

Family ANGUIDAE Alligator Lizards Southern Alligator Lizard Elgaria multicarinata

Family ANNIELLIDAE California Legless Lizards California Legless Lizard Anniella pulchra

Family LEPTOTYPHLOPIDAE Slender Blind Snakes Western Blind Snake Leptotyphlops humilis

Family BOIDAE Boas Rosy Boa Charina trivirgata

Family COLUBRIDAE Egg-laying Snakes San Diego Night Snake Hypsiglena torquata klauberi CA Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula W. Long-nosed Snake Rhinocheilus lecontei CA Black-headed Snake Tantilla planiceps Western Lyre Snake Trimorphodon biscutatus Coachwhip or Red Racer Masticophis flagellum California Whipsnake Masticophis lateralis or Striped Racer CA Glossy Snake Arizona elegans Gopher Snake Pituophis catenifer Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake Phyllorhynchus decurtatus Ring-necked Snake Diadophis punctatus W. Yellow-bellied Racer Coluber constrictor

Family NATRICIDAE Live-bearing Snakes Two-striped Garter Snake Thamnophis hammondii

Family VIPERIDAE Vipers Western Rattlesnake Crotalus viridis S.W. Speckled Rattlesnake Crotalus mitchellii Red Diamond Rattlesnake Crotalus ruber