List of reptiles of California
Appearance
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List of reptiles of California lists all of the snakes, turtles and lizards found in California.
Lizards
Family Anguidae
Species | Common name |
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Elgaria coerulea | Northern Alligator Lizard |
Elgaria multicarinata | Southern Alligator Lizard |
Elgaria panamintina [e] | Panamint Alligator Lizard |
Family Anniellidae
Species | Common name |
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Anniella pulchra | California Legless Lizard |
Family Crotaphytidae
Species | Common name |
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Crotaphytus bicinctores | Great Basin Collared Lizard |
Crotaphytus vestigium | Baja California Collared Lizard |
Gambelia copeii | Cope's Leopard Lizard |
Gambelia sila [e] | Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard |
Gambelia wislizenii | Long-nosed Leopard Lizard |
Family Gekkonidae
Species | Common name |
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Coleonyx switaki | Switak's Banded Gecko |
Coleonyx variegatus | Western Banded Gecko |
Phyllodactylus nocticolus | Peninsular Leaf-toed Gecko |
Hemidactylus turcicus [i] | Mediterranean House Gecko |
Tarentola mauritanica [i] | Moorish Wall Gecko |
Family Helodermatidae
Species | Common name |
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Heloderma suspectum | Gila Monster |
Family Iguanidae
Species | Common name |
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Dipsosaurus dorsalis | Desert Iguana |
Sauromalus ater | Common Chuckwalla |
Family Phrynosomatidae
Species | Common name |
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Callisaurus draconoides | Zebra-tailed Lizard |
Petrosaurus mearnsi | Banded Rock Lizard |
Phrynosoma coronatum | Coast Horned Lizard |
Phrynosoma douglasii | Pygmy Short-horned Lizard |
Phrynosoma mcallii | Flat-tail Horned Lizard |
Phrynosoma platyrhinos | Desert Horned Lizard |
Sceloporus graciosus | Common Sagebrush Lizard |
Sceloporus magister | Desert Spiny Lizard |
Sceloporus occidentalis | Western Fence Lizard |
Sceloporus orcutti | Granite Spiny Lizard |
Uma inornata [e] | Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard |
Uma notata | Colorado Desert Fringe-toed Lizard |
Uma scoparia | Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard |
Urosaurus graciosus | Long-tailed Brush Lizard |
Urosaurus nigricaudus | Baja California Brush Lizard |
Urosaurus ornatus | Ornate Tree Lizard |
Uta stansburiana | Common Side-blotched Lizard |
Family Scincidae
Species | Common name |
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Eumeces gilberti | Gilbert's Skink |
Eumeces skiltonianus | Western Skink |
Family Teiidae
Species | Common name |
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Aspidoscelis hyperythra | Orange-throated Whiptail |
Aspidoscelis tigris | Tiger Whiptail |
Family Xantusiidae
Species | Common name |
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Xantusia gracilis [e] | Sandstone Night Lizard |
Xantusia henshawi | Granite Night strawberry lizard |
Xantusia riversiana [e] | Island Night Lizard |
Xantusia sierrae [e] | Sierra Night Lizard |
Xantusia vigilis | Desert Night Lizard |
Xantusia wigginsi | Baja California Night Lizard |
Family Chamaeleonidae
Species | Common name |
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Chamaeleo jacksonii [i] | Jackson's Chameleon |
Snakes
Family Boidae
Species | Common name |
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Charina bottae | Northern Rubber Boa |
Charina umbratica | Southern Rubber Boa |
Lichanura trivirgata | Rosy Boa |
|- |Lichanura orcutti |Rosy Boa |}
References
- "California Reptiles and Amphibians".
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