Lord Orman's Herpetological List
Western spadefoot toad* (Spea hammondii)
Western toad (Bufo boreas)
Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana)
California red-legged frog* (Rana aurora draytoni)
Pacific treefrog (Hyla [Pseudacris] regilla)
Red-spotted newt (Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens)
Sierra Nevada ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzi)
Mount Lyell salamander* (Hydromantes platycephalus)
Western pond turtle* (Clemmys marmorata)
Snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
Desert tortoise* (Gopherus agassizii)
Common chuckwalla (Sauromalus obesus)
Coast horned lizard* (Phrynosoma coronatum)
Desert horned lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos)
Zebra-tailed lizard (Callisaurus draconoides)
Blunt-nosed leopard lizard* (Gambelia sila)
Long-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia wislizenii)
Common collared lizard (Crotaphytus collaris)
Desert iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis)
Side-blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana)
Bunch grass lizard (Sceloporus scalaris)
Sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus graciosus)
Western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)
Yellow-backed spiny lizard (Sceloporus magister uniformis)
California whiptail (Cnemidophorus tigris mundus)
Gilbert skink (Eumeces gilberti)
Southern alligator lizard (Gerrhonotus multicarinatus)
Yucca night lizard (Xantusia vigilis vigilis)
Common kingsnake (Lampropeltis getulus)
Pacific gopher snake (Pituophis melanoleucus catenifer)
Great basin gopher snake (Pituophis melanoleucus deserticola)
Pacific moutain rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis oreganus)
Southern Pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis helleri)
Mojave green rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus
Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes)
Mojave shovel-nosed snake (Chionactis occipitalis occipitalis)
Long-nosed snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei)
Western yellow-bellied racer (Coluber constrictor mormon)
San Joaquin coachwhip* (Masticophis flagellum ruddocki)
Red coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum piceus)
Southern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix)
Valley garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi)
California nightsnake (Hypsiglena torquata nuchalata)
Desert nightsnake (Hypsiglena torquata deserticola)
*Endangered / Threatened / Species of Special Concern
Note: The Peterson Field Guide
Western Reptiles and Amphibians
dictates the information in this list.
(and a couple species accounts)