Reptiles

GenusSpeciesCommon NameSynonyms
Testudinidae Land Tortoise Family 
GopherusagassiziDesert tortoiseXerobates a.
Anguidae Alligator Lizard Family 
ElgariamulticarinatusSouthern alligator lizard 
Anniellidae North American Legless Lizards 
AnniellapulchraCalifornia legless lizard 
Crotaphytidae Collared and Leopard Lizard Family 
CrotaphytusvestigiumBaja black-collared lizardC. collaris, C. insularis
GambeliawislizeniiLong-nosed leopard lizardCrotaphytus w. Leopard lizard
Gekkonidae Gecko Family  
ColeonyxvariegatusBanded gecko 
PhyllodactylusxantiLeaf-toed geckoP. nocticolus
Iguanidae    
DipsosaurusdorsalisDesert iguana 
SauromalusobesusChuckwallaS. ater Common chuckwalla
Phrynosomatidae Horned Lizard Family 
CallisaurusdraconoidesZebra-tailed lizard 
PetrosaurusmearnsiBanded rock lizardStreptosaurus m.
PhrynosomacoronatumCoast horned lizard 
PhrynosomamcalliiFlat-tailed horned lizard 
PhrynosomaplatyrhinosDesert horned lizard 
SceloporusgraciosusSagebrush lizard 
SceloporusmagisterDesert spiny lizard 
SceloporusoccidentalisWestern fence lizard 
SceloporusorcuttiGranite spiny lizard 
UmainornataCoachella Valley fringe-toed lizard 
UrosaurusgraciosusLong-tailed brush lizard 
UtastansburianaSide-blotched lizard 
Scincidae Skink Family  
EumecesskiltonianusWestern skinkPlestiodon s.
EumecesgilbertiGilbert’s skinkPlestiodon g.
Teiidae Whiptail and Racerunner Family 
Cnemidophorus t.tigrisWestern whiptailAspidoscelis t.
Xantusidae Night Lizard Family  
XantusiahenshawiGranite night lizard 
XantusiavigilisDesert night lizardYucca night lizard
Boidae Boa and Python Family  
LichanuratrivirgataRosy boaCharina t.
Colubridae Colubrid Snake Family 
ArizonaelegansWestern glossy snakeA. occidentalis
ChionactisoccipitalisWestern shovel-nosed snake 
DiadophispunctatusRing-necked snake 
HypsiglenatorquataNight snakeSpotted night snake
LampropeltisgetulaCommon kingsnakeL. getulus
MasticophisflagellumCoachwhipRed racer
MasticophislateralisStriped racer 
PhyllorhynchusdecurtatusLeaf-nosed snake 
PituophiscateniferGopher snakeP. melanoleucus
RhinocheilusleconteiWestern long-nosed snake 
SalvadorahexalepisWestern patch-nosed snake 
TantillaplanicepsWestern black-headed snake 
TrimorphodonbiscutatusLyre snake 
Leptotyphlopidae Blind Snake Family 
Leptotyphlopshumilus  
Viperidae Viper Family  
CrotaluscerastesSidewinder 
CrotalusruberRed diamond rattlesnake 
CrotalusmitchelliSpeckled rattlesnake 
CrotalusviridisWestern rattlesnakeC. oreganus