List of reptiles of California

This list of reptiles of California includes the snakes, turtles and lizards found in the US state of California.

• Endemic species.
• Introduced species.

Lizards

Family Anguidae

Species	Common name
Elgaria multicarinata	Southern alligator lizard
Elgaria panamintina	Panamint alligator lizard

Family Anniellidae

Species	Common name
Anniella alexanderae	Temblor legless lizard
Anniella campi	Southern Sierra legless lizard
Anniella grinnelli	Bakersfield legless lizard
Anniella pulchra	Northern California legless lizard
Anniella stebbinsi	Southern California legless lizard

Family Crotaphytidae

Species	Common name
Crotaphytus bicinctores	Great Basin collared lizard
Crotaphytus vestigium	Baja California collared lizard
Gambelia copeii	Cope's leopard lizard
Gambelia sila	Blunt-nosed leopard lizard
Gambelia wislizenii	Long-nosed leopard lizard

Family Gekkonidae

Species	Common name
Coleonyx switaki	Switak's banded gecko
Coleonyx variegatus	Western banded gecko
Phyllodactylus nocticolus	Peninsular leaf-toed gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus	Mediterranean house gecko

Family Helodermatidae

Species	Common name
Heloderma suspectum	Gila monster

Family Iguanidae

Species	Common name
Dipsosaurus dorsalis	Desert iguana
Sauromalus ater	Common chuckwalla

Family Phrynosomatidae

Species	Common name
Callisaurus draconoides	Zebra-tailed lizard
Petrosaurus mearnsi	Banded rock lizard
Phrynosoma blainvilli	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
Sceloporus uniformis	Yellow-backed spiny lizard
Uma inornata	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 nigricauda	Baja California brush lizard
Urosaurus ornatus	Ornate tree lizard
Uta stansburiana	Common side-blotched lizard

Family Scincidae

Species	Common name
Plestiodon gilberti	Gilbert's skink
Plestiodon skiltonianus	Western skink

Family Teiidae

Species	Common name
Aspidoscelis hyperythrus	Orange-throated whiptail
Aspidoscelis tigris	Tiger whiptail

Family Xantusiidae

Species	Common name
Xantusia gracilis	Sandstone night lizard
Xantusia henshawi	Granite night lizard
Xantusia riversiana	Island night lizard
Xantusia sierrae	Sierra night lizard
Xantusia vigilis	Desert night lizard
Xantusia wigginsi	Baja California night lizard

Family Lacertidae

Species	Common name
Podarcis siculus	Southern Italian wall lizard

Snakes

Family Boidae

Species	Common name
Charina bottae	Northern rubber boa
Charina umbratica	Southern rubber boa
Lichanura orcutti	Coastal rosy boa
Lichanura trivirgata	Rosy boa

Family Colubridae

Species	Common name
Arizona elegans	Glossy snake
Chionactis occipitalis	Western shovelnose snake
Coluber constrictor	Eastern racer
Contia longicaudae	Forest sharp-tailed snake
Contia tenuis	Sharp-tailed snake
Diadophis punctatus	Ringneck snake
Hypsiglena chlorophaea	Desert nightsnake
Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus	Coast night snake
Lampropeltis californiae	California kingsnake
Lampropeltis multifasciata	Coast mountain kingsnake
Lampropeltis zonata	California mountain kingsnake
Masticophis flagellum	Coachwhip
Masticophis fuliginosus	Baja California coachwhip
Masticophis lateralis	California striped whipsnake
Masticophis taeniatus	Striped whipsnake
Nerodia fasciata	Banded water snake
Phyllorhynchus decurtatus	Western leaf-nosed snake
Pituophis catenifer	Gopher snake
Rhinocheilus lecontei	Long-nosed snake
Salvadora hexalepis	Western patch-nosed snake
Sonora semiannulata	Western ground snake
Tantilla hobartsmithi	Southwestern blackhead snake
Tantilla planiceps	Western black-headed snake
Thamnophis atratus	Aquatic garter snake
Thamnophis couchii	Sierra garter snake
Thamnophis elegans	Terrestrial garter snake
Thamnophis gigas	Giant garter snake
Thamnophis hammondii	Two-striped garter snake
Thamnophis marcianus	Checkered garter snake
Thamnophis ordinoides	Northwestern garter snake
Thamnophis sirtalis	Common garter snake
Trimorphodon lambda	Sonoran lyre snake
Trimorphodon lyrophanes	California lyresnake

Family Leptotyphlopidae

Species	Common name
Rena humilis	Western threadsnake

Family Typhlopidae

Species	Common name
Indotyphlops braminus	Brahminy blind snake

Family Viperidae

Species	Common name
Crotalus oreganus	Western rattlesnake
Crotalus ruber	Red diamond rattlesnake
Crotalus cerastes	Sidewinder
Crotalus pyrrhus	Southwestern speckled rattlesnake
Crotalus scutulatus	Mojave rattlesnake
Crotalus stephensi	Panamint rattlesnake
Crotalus atrox	Western diamondback rattlesnake

Turtles

Family Cheloniidae

Species	Common name
Caretta caretta	Loggerhead sea turtle
Chelonia mydas	Green sea turtle
Lepidochelys olivacea	Olive ridley sea turtle

Family Chelydridae

Species	Common name
Chelydra serpentina	Common snapping turtle

Family Dermochelyidae

Species	Common name
Dermochelys coriacea	Leatherback sea turtle

Family Emydidae

Species	Common name
Chrysemys picta	Western painted turtle
Actinemys marmorata	Western pond turtle
Trachemys scripta	Red-eared slider

Family Kinosternidae

Species	Common name
Kinosternon sonoriense	Sonoran mud turtle

Family Testudinidae

Species	Common name
Gopherus agassizii	Mojave desert tortoise

Family Trionychidae

Species	Common name
Apalone spinifera	Spiny softshell

References

• "California Reptiles and Amphibians".