Herpetofauna: One Life's List

Mike Pingleton

Scoreboard

Total:  762

Crocodlians:  7

Chelonians:  45

Caudates:  71

Anurans:  172

Saurians:  183

Serpents:  285

United States:  421

Peru:  160

Mexico: 120

Panama:  15

Thailand: 49

Total:  762
 

Crocodilians - Order Crocodylia

Family Crocodylidae

American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis

Spectacled Caiman Caiman crocodilus

Black Caiman Melanosuchus niger

Smooth-Fronted Caiman Paleosuchus trigonatus 

American Crocodile Crocodylus acutus

Morelet's Crocodile Crocodylus moreletii

Siamese Crocodile Crocodylus siamensis
 

Turtles - Order Testudines

Suborder Pleurodira
Family Chelidae

Western Twist-necked Turtle Platemys platycephala melanota


Family Podocnemididae

Yellow-spotted River Turtle Podocnemis unifilis

Amazon River Turtle  Podocnemis sextuberculatum
 

Suborder Cryptodira
Family Cheloniidae

Atlantic Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas mydas

Family Testudinidae

Gopher Tortoise  Gopherus polyphemus

Sonoran Desert Tortoise  Gopherus morafkai

Sierra Madre Tortoise  Gopherus evgoodei

Yellowfoot Tortoise  Chelonoidis denticulata
 

Family Chelydridae

Common Snapping Turtle  Chelydra serpentina serpentina 
 

Family Kinosternidae

Common Musk Turtle  Sternotherus odoratus

Eastern Mud Turtle  Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum

Mississippi Mud Turtle  Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis

Yellow Mud Turtle  Kinosternon flavescens flavescens

Sonoran Mud Turtle  Kinosternon sonoriense

Alamos Mud Turtle  Kinosternon alamosae

Amazon Mud Turtle  Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides
 

Family Trionychidae

Western Spiny Softshell  Apalone spinifera hartwegi

Texas Spiny Softshell  Apalone spinifera emoryi

Guadalupe Spiny Softshell  Apalone spiniferus guadalupensis
 

Family Geoemydidae

Asian Box Turtle Cuora amboinensis kamaroma

Dark-throated Leaf Turtle Cyclemys oldhami

Yellow-headed Temple Turtle Heosemys annandali

Malayan Snail-eating Turtle Malayemys macrocephala
 

Family Emydidae

Eastern Box Turtle  Terrapene carolina carolina

Florida Box Turtle  Terrapene carolina bauri

Three Toed Box Turtle  Terrapene carolina triunguis

Gulf Coast Box Turtle  Terrapene carolina major

Ornate Box Turtle  Terrapene ornata ornata 

Northern Spotted Box Turtle  Terrapene nelsoni klauberi

Blanding's Turtle  Emydoidea blandingi

Northwestern Pond Turtle  Actinemys marmorata marmorata

False Map Turtle  Graptemys pseudogeographica pseudogeographica

Mississippi Map Turtle  Graptemys  pseudogeographica kohnii

Ouachita Map Turtle  Graptemys pseudogeographica ouachitensis

Common Map Turtle  Graptemys geographica

Yellowbellied Slider  Trachemys scripta scripta

Red Eared Slider  Trachemys scripta elegans

Yucatán Slider Trachemys venusta iversoni

Southern Painted Turtle  Chrysemys picta doralis

Western Painted Turtle  Chrysemys picta belli

Midland Painted Turtle  Chrysemys picta marginata

Florida Redbelly Turtle  Pseudemys nelsoni

Florida Cooter  Pseudemys floridana floridana

Suwannee Cooter  Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis

Texas River Cooter  Pseudemys texana
 

Salamanders - Order Caudata

Family Salamandridae

Red Spotted Newt  Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens

Central Newt  Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis

Rough-Skinned Newt  Taricha granulosa
 

Family Cryptobranchidae

Eastern Hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis
 

Family Proteidae,
Subfamily Necturinae

Mudpuppy  Necturus maculosus
 

Family Typhlonectidae

Aquatic Caecilian Typhlonectes compressicauda
 

Family Plethodontidae,
Subfamily Plethodontinae

Tribe Plethodontini

Green Salamander  Aneides aeneus

Yellow-blotched Ensatina  Ensatina eschscholtzii croceater

Oregon Ensatina   Ensatina eschscholtzii oregonensis

Yellow-Eyed Ensatina  Ensatina eschscholtzii xanthoptica

Four-Toed Salamander  Hemidactylium scutatum

Pigeon Mountain Salamander  Plethodon petraeus

Western Redback Salamander  Plethodon vehiculum

Shenandoah Salamander  Plethodon shenandoah

Yonahlossee Salamander  Plethodon yonahlossee

Weller's Salamander  Plethodon welleri

Big Levels Salamander  Plethodon sherando

Peaks of Otter Salamander  Plethodon hubrichti

Northern Graycheeked Salamander  Plethodon montanus

Redcheeked Salamander  Plethodon jordani

Redback Salamander  Plethodon cinereus

Southern Redback Salamander  Plethodon serratus

Eastern Zigzag Salamander  Plethodon dorsalis dorsalis

Slimy Salamander Complex:

-- Western Slimy Salamander  Plethodon albagula

- - Atlantic Coast Slimy Salamander  Plethodon chlorobyronis

-- Northern Slimy Salamander  Plethodon glutinosus

-- Southeastern Slimy Salamander  Plethodon grobmani

- - Ocmulgee Slimy Salamander  Plethodon ocmulgee

-- South Carolina Slimy Salamander  Plethodon variolatus

White Spotted Slimy Salamander  Plethodon cylindraecus

Ravine Salamander  Plethodon richmondi 

Ozark Zigzag Salamander  Plethodon angusticlavius

Rich Mountain Salamander  Plethodon ouachitae
 

Tribe Hemidactyliini

Northern Spring Salamander  Gyrinophilus porphyriticus porphyriticus

Blue Ridge Spring Salamander  Gryinophilus porphyriticus danielsi

Midland Mud Salamander  Pseudotriton montanus diastictus

Longtail Salamander  Eurycea longicauda longicauda

Darksided Salamander  Eurycea longicauda melanopleura

Cave Salamander  Eurycea lucifuga

Northern Twolined Salamander  Eurycea bislineata

Southern Twolined Salamander  Eurycea cirrigera

Blue Ridge Twolined Salamander Eurycea wilderae

Dwarf Twolined Salamander  Eurycea quadridigitata 

Oklahoma Salamander Eurycea tynerensis
 

Family Plethodontidae,
Subfamily Desmognathinae

Blackbelly Salamander  Desmognathus quadramaculatus

Imitator Salamander  Desmognathus imitator

Ocoee Salamander  Desmognathus ocoee

Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander  Desmognathus ochrophaeus

Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander  Desmognathus carolinensis

Northern Dusky Salamander  Desmognathus fuscus fuscus

Santeetlah Dusky Salamander  Desmognathus fuscus santeetlah

Shovelnosed Salamander  Desmognathus marmoratus

Black Mountain Salamander  Desmognathus welterii

Blue Ridge Dusky Salamander  Desmognathus orestes
 

Tribe Bolitoglossini

 California Slender Salamander  Batrachoseps attenuatus

San Lucia Slender Salamander  Batrachoseps luciae

Kern Plateau Slender Salamander Batrachoseps robustus

Amazon Climbing Salamander  Bolitoglossa altamazonica
 

Family Sirenidae

Western Lesser Siren  Siren intermedia nettingii
 

Family Dicamptodontidae

California Giant Salamander  Dicamptodon ensatus
 

Family Ambystomidae

Smallmouth Salamander  Ambystoma texanum

Spotted Salamander  Ambystoma maculatum

Eastern Tiger Salamander  Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum

Marbled Salamander  Ambystoma opacum

Mole Salamander  Ambystoma talpoideum

Flatwoods Salamander  Ambystoma cingulatum

Streamside Salamander  Ambystoma barbouri

Jefferson Salamander  Ambystoma jeffersonianum

Blue-Spotted Salamander  Ambystoma laterale

Silvery Salamander  Ambystoma platineum

Tarahumara Salamander  Ambystoma rosaceum rosaceum
 

Frogs and Toads - Order Anura

Family Bufonidae

Black-lipped Toad  Duttaphrynus melanostictus

Malayan Stream Toad  Ingerophrynus parvus

Harlequin Toad  Atelopus spumarius spumarius

Crested Forest Toad  Rhinella margaritifer complex

Cane Toad  Rhinella marinus

Sharp-Nosed Toad  Rhinella dapsilus

Smooth-Sided Toad  Rhaebo guttata

American Toad  Anaxyrus americanus americanus

Dwarf American Toad  Anaxyrus americanus charlesmithi

Western Green Toad  Anaxyrus debilis insidior

Coastal Plain Toad  Anaxyrus nebulifer

Red Spotted Toad  Anaxyrus punctatus

Texas Toad  Anaxyrus speciosus

Southern Toad  Anaxyrus terrestris

Sonoran Desert Toad  Anaxyrus alvarius

Great Plains Toad  Anaxyrus cognatus

Fowler's Toad  Anaxyrus fowleri

Oak Toad  Anaxyrus quercicus

Woodhouse's Toad  Anaxyrus woodhousii woodhousii

Southwestern Woodhouse Toad  Anaxyrus woodhousii australis

Western Toad  Anaxyrus boreas halophilus

Arroyo Toad  Anaxyrus californicus

Mazatlan Toad  Incilius mazatlanensis

Mexican Toad  Incilius marmoreus

Gulf Coast Toad  Incilius valliceps

Orange-Bellied Leaf Toad  Amazophrynella minuta
 

Family Megophryidae

Smith's Litter Frog Leptobrachium smithi
 

Family Pelobatidae

Couch's Spadefoot Toad  Scaphiopus couchii

Eastern Spadefoot Toad Scaphiopus holbrookii holbrookii

Mexican Spadefoot Toad  Spea multiplicata 
 

Family Microhylidae

Bassler's Sheep Frog  Chiasmocleis bassleri

Amazon Sheep Frog  Hamptophryne boliviana

Great Plains Narrowmouth Toad  Gastrophryne olivacea olivacea

Mexican Narrowmouth Toad  Gastrophryne mazatlanensis

Eastern Narrowmouth Toad  Gastrophryne carolinensis

Ornate Narrow-mouthed Frog Microhyla ornata

Berdmore's Narrow-mouthed Frog Microhyla berdmorei

Butler's Narrow-mouthed Frog Microhyla butleri

Heymon's Narrow-mouthed Frog Microhyla heymonsi

Painted Ox Frog Kaloula pulchra

 

Family Dicroglossidae

Asian Edible Frog Hoplobatrachus rugulosus

Asian Giant Stream Frog Limnonectes blythii

Rice Field Frog Fejervarya limnocharis
 

Family Ceratophryidae

Horned Frog Ceratophrys cornuta
 

Family Pipidae

Surinam Toad Pipa pipa
 

Family Ranidae

Bullfrog  Rana catesbiana

Bronze Frog  Rana clamitans clamitans

Green Frog  Rana clamitans melanota

Northern Crawfish Frog  Rana areolata

Plains Leopard Frog  Rana blairi

Northern Leopard Frog  Rana pipiens

Southern Leopard Frog  Rana sphenocephala

Rio Grande Leopard Frog  Rana berlandieri

Chiricahua Leopard Frog  Rana chiricahuensis

Ramsey Canyon Leopard Frog  Rana subaquavocalis

Pickerel Frog  Rana palustris

Wood Frog  Rana sylvatica

Mexican West Coast Leopard Frog  Rana magnaocularis

Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog  Rana boylii

California Red-Legged Frog  Rana draytonii 

Central American Leopard Frog Lithobates brownorum

Vaillant's Frog Lithobates vaillanti

Yucatan Casque-headed Treefrog Triprion petastatus

Green Paddy Frog Hylarana erthraea

Dark-sided Frog Sylvirana nigrovittata

Hill Frog Clinotarsus alticola
 

Family  Rhacophoridae

White-lipped Whipping Frog Polypedates leucomystax

Burmese Whipping Frog Polypedates mutus

 

Family  Centrolenidae

Yellow-Flecked Glass Frog Sachatamia albomaculata
 

Family  Hylidae

Boulenger's Snouted Treefrog Scinax boulengeri 

Narrow-Headed Treefrog  Scinax cruentomma

Moyobamba Snouted Treefrog Scinax funereus

Fringe-Lipped Treefrog  Scinax garbei

Two-Striped Treefrog  Scinax rubra

Golden-Eyed Milk Treefrog  Trachycephalus typhonius

Toad-Wife Milk Treefrog  Trachycephalus cunauaru

Rose Milk Frog  Trachycephalus coriaceus

White-Lined Monkey Frog  Phyllomedusa vaillanti

Tiger-Leg Monkey Frog  Phyllomedusa tomopterna

Giant Monkey Frog  Phyllomedusa bicolor

Mexican Monkey Frog  Pachymedusa dacnicolor

Giant Bromeliad Treefrog  Osteocephalus taurinus

Flat-Headed Bromeliad Treefrog  Osteocephalus planiceps

Bromeliad Treefrog  Osteocephalus deridens

Forest Bromeliad Treefrog  Osteocephalus cabrerai

Buckley's Bromeliad Treefrog  Osteocephalus buckleyi

Mexican Treefrog  Smilisca baudinii

Lowland Burrowing Treefrog  Smilisca fodiens

Masked Treefrog Smilisca phaeota

Northern Cricket Frog  Acris crepitans crepitans

Blanchard's Cricket Frog  Acris crepitans blanchardi

Cajun Chorus Frog  Acris fouquetti

Southern Cricket Frog  Acris gryllus gryllus

Florida Cricket Frog  Acris gryllus dorsalis

Slender Treefrog  Scarthyla goinorum

Convict Treefrog  Hypsiboas calcaratus

Gladiator Treefrog  Hypsiboas boans

Polka-Dot Treefrog  Hypsiboas punctata punctata

Rocket Treefrog  Hypsiboas lanciformis

Map Treefrog  Hypsiboas geographica

Yellow-Toed Treefrog  Hypsiboas microderma

Rough-Skinned Green Treefrog  Hypsiboas cinerascens

Spotted-Thighed Treefrog  Hypsiboas fasciatus

Hourglass Treefrog Dendropsophus ebraccatus

Marbled Treefrog  Dendropsophus marmoratus

Yellow Striped Treefrog Dendropsophus microcephalus

Variable Clown Treefrog  Dendropsophus triangulum

Jeweled Treefrog  Dendropsophus miyatai

Many-Striped Treefrog  Dendropsophus haraldschultzi

Clown Treefrog  Dendropsophus leucophyllata

Golden-Nosed Treefrog  Dendropsophus rossalleni

Least Treefrog  Dendropsophus minuta

Red-Striped Treefrog  Dendropsophus rhodopepla

Cinnamon Treefrog  Dendropsophus koechlini 

Orange-Shanked Treefrog  Dendropsophus parviceps

Madrean Treefrog  Hyla eximia

Canyon Treefrog  Hyla arenicolor

Squirrel Treefrog  Hyla squirella

Green Treefrog  Hyla cinerea

Bird-Voiced Treefrog  Hyla avivoca

Gray Treefrog  Hyla versicolor - Hyla chrysocelis

Pine Woods Treefrog  Hyla femoralis

Northern Spring Peeper  Pseudacris crucifer crucifer

Western Chorus Frog  Pseudacris triseriata triseriata

Upland Chorus Frog  Pseudacris triseriata feriarum

Illinois Chorus Frog  Pseudacris streckeri illinoensis

Southern Chorus Frog  Pseudacris nigrita nigrita

Ornate Chorus Frog  Pseudacris ornata

Little Grass Frog  Pseudacris ocularis

Sierran Treefrog  Pseudacris sierra

California Chorus Frog  Pseudacris cadaverina

Pacific Chorus Frog  Pseudacris hypochondriaca

Cuban Treefrog  Osteopilus septentrionalis

Spotted Hatchet-Faced Treefrog  Sphaenorhynchus dorisae

Pigmy Hatchet-Faced Treefrog  Sphaenorhynchus carneus

Greater Hatchet-Faced Treefrog Sphaenorhynchus lacteus
 

Family  Leptodactylidae

Cocha Chirping Frog  Andenomera andreae

Forest Chirping Frog  Adenomera hylaedactyla

Tungara Frog Engystomops pustulosus

Painted Ant Nest Frog  Lithodytes lineatus

Smoky Jungle Frog  Leptodactylus pentadactylus

Dwarf Jungle Frog complex Leptodactylus petersii 

Dwarf Jungle Frog complex  Leptodactylus wagneri

Smooth Jungle Frog  Leptodactylus diedrus

Warty Jungle Frog  Leptodactylus rhodonotus

Sharp-Nosed Jungle Frog  Leptodactylus bolivianus

Sabinal Frog  Leptodactylus melanotus

Mexican White-lipped Frog Leptodactylus fragilis

Family  Craugastoridae

Evergreen Robber Frog Craugastor gollmeri

Fitzinger's Robber Frog Craugastor fitzingeri
 

Family  Strabomantidae

Painted Forest Toadlet  Physalaemus petersi

Big-Headed Rain Frog  Oreobates quixensis

Rio Grande Chirping Frog  Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides campi

Variable Rain Frog Pristimantis variabilis

Peruvian Rain Frog  Pristimantis peruvianus

Marti's Rain Frog  Pristimantis martiae

Conspicuous Rain Frog  Pristimantis conspicillatus

Green Rain Frog  Pristimantis acuminatus

Carvalho's Rain Frog  Pristimantis carvalhoi

Diadem Rain Frog  Pristimantis diadematus

Marbled Rain Frog  Pristimantis ventrimarmoratus

White-Spotted Green Rain Frog  Pristimantis padiali

Carabaya Rain Frog  Pristimantis ockendeni

Amazon Rain Frog  Pristimantis altamazonicus
 

Family  Dendrobatidae

Amazon Poison Frog  Ranitomeya ventrimaculatus complex

Uakari Poison Frog  Ranitomeya uakari

Duellman's Poison Frog  Ranitomeya duellmani

Pale-Striped Amazon Poison Frog Ameerega hahneli

Spot-Legged Amazon Poison Frog  Ameerega picta

Three-Striped Amazon Poison Frog  Ameerega trivittata

 

Family Viperidae

Vogel’s Pit Viper Trimeresurus vogeli

Fer de Lance Bothrops atrox

Terciopelo Bothrops asper

Yucatán Hognose Viper Porthidium yucatanicum

Bushmaster  Lachesis muta muta

Striped Forest Pit Viper  Bothriopsis bilineata smaragdina

Southern Copperhead  Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix

Northern Copperhead  Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen

Osage Copperhead  Agkistrodon contortrix phaeogaster

Trans-Pecos Copperhead  Agkistrodon contortrix pictigaster

Eastern Cottonmouth  Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus

Western Cottonmouth  Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma

Florida Cottonmouth  Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti

Eastern Massasauga  Sistrurus catenatus catenatus

Western Massasauga  Sistrurus catenatus tergeminus

Carolina Pigmy Rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius miliarius

Dusky Pigmy Rattlesnake  Sistrurus miliarius barbouri

Western Pigmy Rattlesnake  Sistrurus miliarius streckeri

Timber Rattlesnake  Crotalus horridus

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake  Crotalus adamanteus

Western Diamondback Rattlesnake  Crotalus atrox

Texas Blacktailed Rattlesnake  Crotalus ornatus

Northern Blacktailed Rattlesnake  Crotalus molussus molussus

Mexican Blacktailed Rattlesnake  Crotalus molossus nigrescens

Arizona Ridgenose Rattlesnake  Crotalus willardi willardi

Chihuahua Ridgenose Rattlesnake  Crotalus willardi silus

Mexican West Coast Rattlesnake  Crotalus basiliscus

Mojave Rattlesnake  Crotalus scutellatus

Tzabcan Rattlesnake Crotalus tzabcan

Tiger Rattlesnake Crotalus tigris

Mohave Desert Sidewinder Crotalus cerastes cerastes

Sonoran Sidewinder  Crotalus cerastes cercobombus

Colorado Desert Sidewinder  Crotalus cerastes lateropens

Mottled Rock Rattlesnake  Crotalus lepidus lepidus

Banded Rock Rattlesnake  Crotalus lepidus klauberi

Prairie Rattlesnake  Crotalus viridis viridis 

Arizona Black Rattlesnake  Crotalus cerberus

Northern Pacific Rattlesnake  Crotalus oreganus oreganus

Midget Faded Rattlesnake  Crotalus oreganus concolor

Southern Pacific Rattlesnake  Crotalus oreganus helleri

Baja California Rattlesnake  Crotalus enyo enyo

Red Diamond Rattlesnake  Crotalus ruber ruber

Isla Santa Catalina Rattlesnake  Crotalus catalinensis

San Lucan Diamond Rattlesnake  Crotalus ruber lucasensis

San Lucan Speckled Rattlesnake  Crotalus mitchelli mitchelli

Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake  Crotalus mitchelli pyrrhus

Panamint Rattlesnake Crotalus stephensi
 

Family Elapidae

Yucatán Variable Coral Snake Micrurus diastema alienus

Clear-Banded Coral Snake  Micrurus distans distans

Slender Coral Snake  Micrurus filiformis

Western Ribbon Coral Snake  Micrurus lemniscatus helleri

Sooty Coral Snake  Micrurus putumayensis

Aquatic Coral Snake  Micrurus surinamensis surinamensis

Monocled Cobra Naja kaouthia

 

 

 

Lizards - Order Squamata, Suborder Amphisbaenia

Family Amphisbaenidae

Giant Amphisbaenian  Amphisbaena alba
 

Family Bipedidae

Baja California Worm Lizard  Bipes biporus


Lizards - Order Squamata, Suborder Sauria

Family Helodermatidae

Rio Fuerte Beaded Lizard  Heloderma horridum exasperatum
 

Family Polychrotidae

Common Monkey Lizard  Polychrus marmoratus
 

Family Dactyloidae

Blue-Lipped Forest Anole  Anolis bombiceps

Green Anole  Anolis carolinensis

Crested Anole Anolis cristatellus

Slender Anole  Anolis fuscoauratus

Border Anole  Anolis limifrons

Stream Anole  Anolis lionotus

Amazon Bark Anole Anolis ortonii

Stream Anole Anolis oxylophus

Amazon Green Anole  Anolis punctatus

Brown Anole  Anolis sagrei sagrei

Yucatan Brown Anole Anolis sagrei mayensis

Common Forest Anole  Anolis trachyderma

Banded Tree Anole  Anolis transversalis 
 

Family Tropiduridae

Collared Tree Runner Plica plica

Olive Tree Runner Plica umbra ochrocollaris

Western Leaf Lizard  Sternocercus fimbriatus
 

Family Iguanidae

Cape Spinytailed Iguana  Ctenosaura hemilopha

Sonoran Spinytailed Iguana  Ctenosaura macrolopha

Black Spinytailed Iguana Ctenosaura similis

Green Iguana  Iguana iguana

Santa Catalina Island Desert Iguana  Dipsosaurus catalinensis

Northern Desert Iguana  Dipsosaurus dorsalis dorsalis

San Lucan Desert Iguana  Dipsosaurus dorsalis lucasensis

Sonoran Desert Iguana  Dipsosaurus dorsalis sonoriensis

Common Chuckwalla Sauromalus ater

Peninsular Chuckwalla  Sauromalus australis

Santa Catalina Island Chuckwalla  Sauromalus klauberi
 

Family Crotaphytidae

Mohave Black-Collared Lizard Crotaphytus bicinctores

Eastern Collared Lizard  Crotaphytus collaris collaris

Western Collared Lizard  Crotaphytus collaris baileyi

Baja California Collared Lizard  Crotaphytus vestigium

Long-Nosed Leopard Lizard  Gambelia wislizenii
 

Family Phrynosomatidae

Regal Horned Lizard  Phrynosoma solare

Texas Horned Lizard  Phrynosoma cornutum

Short-Horned Lizard  Phrynosoma hernandesi

Banded Rock Lizard  Petrosaurus mearnsi

Central Baja Banded Rock Lizard  Petrosaurus repens

San Lucan Rock Lizard  Petrosaurus thalassinus

Yucatán Spiny Lizard Sceloporus chrysostictus

Clark's Spiny Lizard  Sceloporus clarkii

Southwestern Fence Lizard  Sceloporus cowlesi

Northern Sagebrush Lizard  Sceloporus graciosus graciosus

Southern Sagebrush Lizard Sceloporus graciosus vandenburgianus

Hunsaker's Spiny Lizard  Sceloporus hunsakeri

Mountain Spiny Lizard  Sceloporus jarrovii

Santa Catalina Spiny Lizard  Sceloporus lineatulus

Sonoran Spiny Lizard  Sceloporus magister magister

Orange-Headed Spiny Lizard  Sceloporus magister cephaloflavus

Merriam's Canyon Lizard  Sceloporus merriami merriami

Nelson's Spiny Lizard  Sceloporus nelsoni nelsoni

San Joaquin Fence Lizard  Sceloporus occidentalis biseriatus

Coast Range Fence Lizard  Sceloporus occidentalis bocourti

Great Basin Fence Lizard  Sceloporus occidentalis longipes

Northwestern Fence Lizard  Sceloporus occidentalis occidentalis

Texas Spiny Lizard  Sceloporus olivaceus

Granite Spiny Lizard  Sceloporus orcutti

Crevice Spiny Lizard  Sceloporus poinsetti poinsetti

Plateau Fence Lizard  Sceloporus tristichus

Red-Lipped Plateau Lizard  Sceloporus undulatus erythrocheilus

Northern Prairie Lizard  Sceloporus undulatus garmani

Northern Fence Lizard  Sceloporus undulatus hyacinthinus

Southern Fence Lizard  Sceloporus undulatus undulatus

Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard Sceloporus uniformis

Rosebelly Lizard  Sceloporus variabilis marmoratus

San Lucan Spiny Lizard  Sceloporus zosteromus zosteromus

Central Baja Spiny Lizard  Sceloporus zosteromus monserratensis

Keeled Earless Lizard  Cophosaurus propinqua propinqua

Southwestern Earless Lizard  Cophosaurus texanus scitulus

Texas Earless Lizard  Cophosaurus texanus texanus

Elegant Earless Lizard  Holbrookia elegans

Speckled Earless Lizard  Holbrookia maculata approximans

Northern Earless Lizard  Holbrookia maculata maculata

Sinaloan Zebra-Tailed Lizard  Callisaurus draconoides bogerti

Peninsular Zebra-Tailed Lizard  Callisaurus draconoides draconoides

Western Zebra-tailed Lizard Callisaurus draconoides rhodostictus

Eastern Zebra-Tailed Lizard  Callisaurus draconoides ventralis

Santa Catalina Side-Blotched Lizard  Uta squamata

Western Side-Blotched Lizard  Uta stansburiana elegans

Desert Side-Blotched Lizard  Uta stansburiana stejnegeri

Plateau Side-Blotched Lizard  Uta stansburiana uniformis

Tropical Tree Lizard  Urosaurus bicarinatus tuberculatus

Baja California Brush Lizard  Urosaurus nigricaudus

Sinaloan Tree Lizard  Urosaurus ornatus lateralis

Eastern Tree Lizard  Urosaurus ornatus ornatus

Big Bend Tree Lizard  Urosaurus ornatus schmidti

Schott's Tree Lizard  Urosaurus ornatus schottii
 

Family Anguidae

Western Slender Glass Lizard  Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus

Eastern Glass Lizard  Ophisaurus ventralis

Bakersfield Legless Lizard Anniella grinnelli

Southern California Legless Lizard  Aniella stebbinsi

Northern Alligator Lizard  Elgaria coerulia coerulia

California Alligator Lizard  Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata

Southern Alligator Lizard  Elgaria multicarinata webbi
 

Family Gekkonidae

Mediterranean Gecko  Hemidactylus turcicus

Common House Gecko  Hemidactylus frenatus

Tropical House Gecko  Hemidactylus mabouia

Flat-tailed House Gecko  Hemidactylus platyurus

Bridled Forest Gecko  Gonatodes humeralis

Collared Forest Gecko  Gonatodes concinnatus

Amazon Pigmy Gecko  Pseudogonatodes guianensis

Mourning Gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris 

Tokay Gecko  Gekko gecko gecko

Common Four-clawed Gecko  Gehyra mutilata

Three-banded Parachute Gecko  Ptychozoon trinotaterra
 

Family Eublepharidae

Texas Banded Gecko  Coleonyx brevis

Yucatán Banded Gecko Coleonyx elegans

San Diego Banded Gecko  Coleonyx variegatus abbotti

San Lucan Banded Gecko  Coleonyx variegatus peninsularis

Sonoran Banded Gecko  Coleonyx variegatus sonoriensis

Desert Banded Gecko Coleonyx variegatus variegatus
 

Family Phyllodactylidae

Turnip-Tailed Gecko  Thecadactylus rapicauda

Southern Turnip-Tailed Gecko  Thecadactylus solimoensis

Yellow-Bellied Leaf-Toed Gecko  Phyllodactylus homolepidurus

Peninsular Leaf-Toed Gecko  Phyllodactylus xanti

San Lucan Leaf-Toed Gecko  Phyllodactylus unctus

Santa Catalina Leaf-Toed Gecko  Phyllodactylus bugastrolepis
 

Family Xantusiidae

Granite Night Lizard  Xantusia henshawii

Desert Night Lizard  Xantusia vigilis vigilis

Wiggins' Night Lizard Xantusia wigginsi
 

Family Gymnophthalmidae

White-striped Eyed Lizard Cercosaura argulus

Eyed Forest Lizard  Cercosaura ocellata bassleri

Glossy Shade Lizard Iphisa elegans elegans

Common Forest Lizard  Leposoma parietale

Common Streamside Lizard  Potamites ecpleopus

Black-Bellied Forest Lizard Alopoglossus atriventris

Large-Scaled Forest Lizard  Alopoglossus angulatus

Buckley's Forest Lizard  Alopoglossus buckleyi

 

Family Teiidae

Cocha Whiptail  Kentropyx altamazonica

Forest Whiptail  Kentropyx pelviceps

Amazon Whiptail  Ameiva ameiva

Delicate Ameiva Holcosus leptophrys

Middle American Ameiva  Holcosus festivus festivus

Caiman Lizard  Dracaena guianensis

Crocodile Tegu  Crocodilurus amazonicus

Golden Tegu Tupinambis teguixin

Sixlined Racerunner  Aspidoscelis sexlineatus sexlineatus

Prairie Racerunner  Aspidoscelis sexlineatus viridus

Laredo Striped Whiptail  Aspidoscelis laredoensis

Texas Spotted Whiptail  Aspidoscelis gularis gularis

Trans Pecos Spotted Whiptail  Aspidoscelis inornatus heptagrammus

Desert Grassland Whiptail  Aspidoscelis uniparens

Sonoran Spotted Whiptail  Aspidoscelis sonorae

California Whiptail  Aspidoscelis tigris munda

Southern Tiger Whiptail  Aspidoscelis tigris punctilinealis

Baja Tiger Whiptail  Aspidoscelis tigris rubidus

Northern Tiger Whiptail  Aspidoscelis tigris septentrionalis

Coastal Tiger Whiptail  Aspidoscelis tigris stejnegeri

Great Basin Whiptail Aspidoscelis tigris tigris

Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail  Aspidoscelis exsanguis

Plateau Striped Whiptail  Aspidoscelis velox

Barranca Whiptail  Aspidoscelis costata barrancorum

Orange-Throated Whiptail  Aspidoscelis hyperythra beldingi

Cape Orange-Throated Whiptail  Aspidoscelis hyperythra hyperythrus

Santa Catalina Island Whiptail  Aspidoscelis catalinensis
 

Family Scincidae

Black-Spotted Skink  Copeoglossum nigropunctatum

Long-tailed Sun Skink Eutropis longicaudata

Variable Sun Skink Eutropis macularia quadrifasciata 

Olive Tree Skink Dacia olivacea

Fire-tailed Tree Skink Lipinia vittigera vittigera

Spotted Streamside Skink Sphenomorphus maculatus maculatus

Western Streamside Skink Sphenomorphus maculatus mitanensis

Ground Skink  Scincella lateralis

Five-Lined Skink  Plestiodon fasciatus

Southeastern Five-Lined Skink  Plestiodon inexpectatus

Broadhead Skink  Plestiodon laticeps

Four-Lined Skink  Plestiodon tetragrammus tetragrammus

Western Skink  Plestiodon skiltonianus skiltonianus

Western Skink  Plestiodon skiltonianus interparietalis

Variegated Skink  Plestiodon gilberti cancellosus

Northern Brown Skink  Plestiodon gilberti placerensis

Western Redtail Skink  Plestiodon gilberti rubricaudatus

Great Plains Skink  Plestiodon obsoletus

Northern Prairie Skink  Plestiodon septentrionalis septentrionalis
 

Family Hoplocercidae

Amazon Forest Dragon  Enyalioides laticeps
 

Family Corytophanidae

Common Basilisk  Basiliscus basiliscus


Family
Varanidae

Clouded Monitor Varanus nebulosus

Spotted Water Monitor Varanus salvator macromaculatus
 

Family Agamidae

Green Crested Lizard Bronchocela cristatella

Forest Crested Tree Lizard  Calotes emma alticristatus

Garden Crested Tree Lizard  Calotes versicolor versicolor

Blandford’s Flying Lizard Draco blandfordii

Spotted Flying Lizard Draco maculatus

Barred Flying Lizard Draco taeniopterus

Reeves' Butterfly Lizard Leiolepis reevesii

Green Water Dragon Physignathus cocincinus
 

 

Snakes - Order Squamata, Suborder Ophidia

Family Leptotyphlopidae

Plains Blind Snake  Rena dulcis dulcis

Southwestern Threadsnake Rena humilis humilis

Santa Catalina Threadsnake  Rena humilis levitoni
 

Family Boidae

Peruvian Rainbow Boa  Epicrates cenchria gaigeae

Amazon Tree Boa  Corallus hortulanus

Peruvian Red-Tailed Boa  Boa constrictor constrictor

Central American Boa  Boa constrictor imperator

Green Anaconda  Eunectes murinus murinus

Northern Rubber Boa  Charina bottae

Southern Rubber Boa Charina umbratica

Mexican Rosy Boa  Lichanura trivirgata trivirgata

Coastal Rosy Boa  Lichanura trivirgata roseofusca
 

Family Pythonidae

Reticulated Python Malayopython reticulatus
 

Family Dipsadidae

Collared Earth Snake  Atractus collaris

White-Naped Earth Snake  Atractus snethlageae

Eastern Worm Snake  Carphophis amoenus amoenus

Midwest Worm Snake  Carphophis amoenus helenae

Western Worm Snake  Carphophis vermis

Black-striped Snake Coniophanes imperialis

Faded Black-striped Snake Coniophanes schmidti

Forest Sharp-Tailed Snake   Contia longicauda

Sharp-Tailed Snake   Contia tenuis

Pacific Ringneck Snake  Diadophis punctatus amabilis

Prairie Ringneck Snake  Diadophis punctatus arnyi

Northern Ringneck Snake  Diadophis punctatus edwardsi

Northwestern Ringneck Snake  Diadophis punctatus occidentalis

Coral-Bellied Ringneck Snake  Diadophis punctatus pulchellus

Southern Ringneck Snake  Diadophis punctatus punctatus

San Diego Ringneck Snake  Diadophis punctatus similis

Mississippi Ringneck Snake  Diadophis punctatus stictogenys

Snail-eating Thirst Snake Dipsas brevifacies

Ornate Snail-Eating Snake  Dipsas catesbyi 

Northern Snail-Eating Snake  Dipsas pavonina

Big-Headed Snail-Eating Snake Dipsas indicus indicus

Amazon Egg-Eating Snake  Drepanoides anomalus

Common Swamp Snake  Erythrolamprus reginae semilineatus

Velvet Swamp Snake Erythrolamprus typhlus typhlus

Eastern Mud Snake  Farancia abacura abacura

Western Mud Snake  Farancia abacura reinwardtii

Rainbow Snake  Farancia erytrogramma

Chihuahua Earth Snake  Geophis dugesii aquilonaris

Banded Water Snake  Helicops angulatus

Leopard Keelback  Helicops leopardinus

Spotted Water Snake  Helicops polylepis

Dusty Hognose Snake  Heterdon gloydi

Mexican Hognose Snake  Heterodon kennerlyi

Plains Hognose Snake  Heterodon nasicus

Eastern Hognose Snake  Heterodon platirhinos

Coral Mud Snake  Hydrops triangularis bassleri

Santa Catalina Night Snake Hypsiglena chlorophaea catalinae

Sonoran Night Snake  Hypsiglena chlorophaea chlorophaea

Northern Desert Night Snake Hypsiglena chlorophaea deserticola

Mesa Verde Night Snake  Hypsiglena chlorophaea loreala

Texas Night Snake  Hypsiglena jani texana

San Diego Night Snake  Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha klauberi

Cape Night Snake Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha ochrorhyncha

Baja California Night Snake  Hypsiglena slevini

Hooded Night Snake  Hypsiglena sp. novum

Blunt-Headed Tree Snake  Imantodes cenchoa

Amazon Blunt-Headed Tree Snake  Imantodes lentiferus

Yucatán Blunthead Snake Imantodes tenuissimus

Cat-Eyed Snake  Leptodeira annulata annulata

Saddled Cat-Eyed Snake  Leptodeira splendida ephippiata

Rainforest Cat-eyed Snake Leptodeira frenata

Northern Cat-eyed Snake Leptodeira septentrionalis

Yucatán Redback Coffee Snake Ninia sebae morleyi

Yellow-Headed Calico Snake  Oxyrhopus formosus 

Black-Headed Calico Snake  Oxyrhopus melanogenys melanogenys

Banded Calico Snake  Oxyrhopus petola digitalis

Green-Striped Vine Snake  Philodryas argenteus

Amazon Scarlet Snake Pseudoboa coronata

Cloudy Snail Sucker Sibon nebulatus

Pigmy Snail Sucker Sibon sanniolus

Liana Snake  Siphlophis cervinus 

Red Vine Snake  Siphlophis compressus

Short-Nosed Leaf Litter Snake  Taeniophallus brevirostris

Banded Snail Sucker Tropidodipsas fasciata

Terrestrial Snail Sucker Tropidodipsas sartorii

 

Family Natricidae

Kirtland's Snake  Clonophis kirtlandi

Rough Earth Snake  Haldea striatula

Mississippi Green Water Snake  Nerodia cyclopion

Florida Green Water Snake  Nerodia cyclopion floridana

Gulf Salt Marsh Water Snake  Nerodia clarkii clarkiii

Brown Water Snake  Nerodia taxispilota

Diamondback Water Snake  Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer

Redbelly Water Snake  Nerodia erythrogaster erythrogaster

Yellowbelly Water Snake  Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster

Blotched Water Snake  Nerodia erythrogaster transversa

Northern Water Snake  Nerodia sipedon sipedon

Midland Water Snake  Nerodia sipedon pleuralis

Banded Water Snake  Nerodia fasciatus fasciatus

Broadbanded Water Snake  Nerodia fasciatus confluens

Queen Snake  Regina septemvittata  

Graham's Crayfish Snake  Regina grahamii

Specklebelly Keelback Rhabdophis chrysargos

Texas Brown Snake  Storeria dekayi texana

Midland Brown Snake  Storeria dekayi wrightorum

Northern Redbelly Snake  Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata 

Butler's Garter Snake  Thamnophis butleri

Eastern Garter Snake  Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis

Redsided Garter Snake  Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis

Oregon Redspotted Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus

Valley Garter Snake  Thamnophis sirtalis fitchii

California Redsided Garter Snake  Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis

San Francisco Garter Snake  Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia

Santa Cruz Garter Snake  Thamnophis atratus atratus

Diablo Range Garter Snake  Thamnophis atratus zaxanthus

Checkered Garter Snake  Thamnophis marcianus marcianus

Western Blackneck Garter Snake  Thamnophis cyrtopsis cyrtopsis

Tropical Blackneck Garter Snake  Thamnophis cyrtopsis collaris

Eastern Plains Garter Snake  Thamnophis radix radix

Western Plains Garter Snake  Thamnophis radix haydenii

Eastern Ribbon Snake  Thamnophis sauritus sauritus

Northern Ribbon Snake  Thamnophis sauritus septentrionalis

Peninsula Ribbon Snake  Thamnophis sauritus sackenii

Western Ribbon Snake  Thamnophis proximus proximus

Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake  Thamnophis proximus orarius

Northwestern Garter Snake  Thamnophis ordinoides

Mountain Garter Snake  Thamnophis elegans elegans

Coast Garter Snake  Thamnophis elegans terrestris

Wandering Garter Snake  Thamnophis elegans vagrans

Two-Striped Garter Snake  Thamnophis hammondi

Sierra Garter Snake  Thamnophis couchii

Giant Garter Snake  Thamnophis gigas

Cape Garter Snake  Thamnophis validus celaeno

Lined Snake  Tropidoclonion lineatum

Western Smooth Earth Snake  Virginia valeriae elegans

 

Family Colubridae

Long-nosed Vine Snake Ahaetulla nasuta

Asian Vine Snake Ahaetulla prasina

Mohave Glossy Snake  Arizona elegans candida

Kansas Glossy Snake  Arizona elegans elegans

Arizona Glossy Snake  Arizona elegans noctivaga

Painted Desert Glossy Snake  Arizona elegans philipi

Desert Glossy Snake  Arizona occidentalis eburnata

Peninsular Glossy Snake  Arizona pacata

Baja California Rat Snake  Bogertophis rosaliae

Trans Pecos Rat Snake  Bogertophis subocularis

Florida Scarlet Snake Cemaphora coccinea coccinea

Northern Scarlet Snake Cemaphora coccinea copei

Variable Sand Snake  Chilomeniscus stramineus

Colorado Desert Shovel-Nosed Snake  Chionactis occipitalis annulata

Mohave Shovel-Nosed Snake  Chionactis occipitalis occipitalis

Nevada Shovel-Nosed Snake  Chionactis occipitalis talpina

Forest Whipsnake  Chironius exoletus

Olive Whipsnake  Chironius fuscus

Rusty Whipsnake  Chironius scurrulus

Baja Striped Whipsnake  Coluber aurigularis

Sonoran Whipsnake  Coluber bilineatus

Buttermilk Racer  Coluber constrictor anthicus

Northern Black Racer  Coluber constrictor constrictor

Eastern Yellowbelly Racer  Coluber constrictor flaviventris

Blue Racer  Coluber constrictor foxii

Brownchin Racer  Coluber constrictor helvigularis

Western Yellowbelly Racer  Coluber constrictor mormon

Southern Black Racer  Coluber constrictor priapus

Sonoran Coachwhip  Coluber flagellum cingulum

Eastern Coachwhip  Coluber flagellum flagellum

Red Racer  Coluber flagellum piceus

Western Coachwhip  Coluber flagellum testaceus 

Baja California Coachwhip  Coluber fuliginosus

Alameda Striped Racer   Coluber lateralis euryxanthus

California Striped Racer  Coluber lateralis lateralis

Tropical Whipsnake  Coluber mentovarius

Desert Striped Whipsnake  Coluber taeniatus taeniatus

Ngàn-Son Bronzeback Dendrelaphis ngansonensis

Tawny Forest Racer  Dendrophidion dendrophis

Eastern Indigo Snake  Drymarchon couperi

Mexican West Coast Cribo  Drymarchon melanurus rubida

Speckled Racer  Drymobius margaritiferus margaritiferus

Glossy Forest Racer  Drymoluber dichrous

Blotched Hooknose Snake Ficimia publia

California Kingsnake  Lampropeltis getula californiae

Speckled Kingsnake  Lampropeltis getula holbrooki

Black Kingsnake  Lampropeltis getula nigra

Mexican Black Kingsnake  Lampropeltis getula nigrita

Sonoran Desert Kingsnake  Lampropeltis getula splendida

Prairie Kingsnake  Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster

Yucatán Milk Snake Lampropeltis abnorma "blanchardi"

Central Plains Milk Snake  Lampropeltis triangulum gentilis

Scarlet Kingsnake  Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides

Mexican Milk Snake  Lampropeltis triangulum sinaloae

Red Milk Snake  Lampropeltis triangulum syspila

Eastern Milk Snake  Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum

Baja California Mountain Kingsnake  Lampropeltis zonata agalma

San Bernardino Mountain Kingsnake Lampropeltis zonata parvirubra

San Diego Mountain Kingsnake  Lampropeltis zonata pulchra

Pacific Coast Parrot Snake  Leptophis diplotropis diplotropis

Smooth Green Snake  Liochlorophis vernalis

Common Wolf Snake Lycodon capucinus

Tan Racer  Mastigodryas boddaertii

Rough Green Snake  Opheodrys aestivus

Brown Vine Snake  Oxybelis aeneus

Baird's Rat Snake  Pantherophis  bairdi

Great Plains Rat Snake  Pantherophis  emoryi 

Eastern Fox Snake  Pantherophis gloydi

Texas Rat Snake  Pantherophis  obsoleta lindheimeri

Black Rat Snake  Pantherophis obsoleta obsoleta

Yellow Rat Snake  Pantherophis obsoleta quadrivittata

Gray Rat Snake  Pantherophis  obsoleta spiloides

Western Fox Snake  Pantherophis  vulpina

Yucatán Bird Snake Phrynonax poecilonotus argus

Saddled Leafnose Snake  Phyllorhynchus browni

Spotted Leafnose Snake  Phyllorhynchus decurtatus

Sonoran Gopher Snake  Pituophis catenifer affinis  

San Diego Gopher Snake  Pituophis catenifer annectens

Baja California Gopher Snake  Pituophis catenifer bimaris

Pacific Gopher Snake Pituophis catenifer catenifer

Great Basin Gopher Snake  Pituophis catenifer deserticola

Bullsnake  Pituophis catenifer sayi

Florida Pine Snake  Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus

San Lucan Gopher Snake Pituophis vertebralis

Tropical Rat Snake Pseudelaphe flavirufa

Common Bird Snake  Pseustes poecilonotus polylepis

Mexican Longnose Snake  Rhinocheilus lecontei antonii

Western Longnose Snake  Rhinocheilus lecontei lecontei

Texas Longnose Snake  Rhinocheilus lecontei tessellatus 

Mountain Patchnose Snake  Salvadora grahamiae grahamiae

Big Bend Patchnose Snake  Salvadora hexalepis deserticola

Baja California Patchnose Snake  Salvadora hexalepis klauberi

Coastal Patchnose Snake  Salvadora hexalepis virgultea

Green Rat Snake  Senticollis triaspis intermedia

Green Rat Snake Senticolis triaspis triaspis

Ground Snake  Sonora semiannulata

Flathead Snake  Tantilla gracilis

Southwestern Black-headed Snake  Tantilla hobartsmithi

Plains Black-headed Snake  Tantilla nigriceps

Southwestern Black-headed Snake Tantilla planiceps 

Mexican Lyre Snake  Trimorphodon tau tau

Sonoran Lyre Snake  Trimorphodon biscutatus lambda

Baja California Lyre Snake  Trimorphodon biscutatus lyrophanes

Texas Lyre Snake  Trimorphodon vilkinsonii

 

 

     

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