Arizona Herp List
August 2004
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Lizards
PhrynosomatidaeSpiny Lizards
Cophosaurus texanus scitulus
Chihuahuan Greater Earless Lizard
Phrynosoma hernandesi hernandesi
Hernandez’s Short-horned Lizard
Sceloporus clarkii vallaris
Plateau Spiny Lizard
new subspecies
Sceloporus cowlesi
Southwestern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus jarrovii
Yarrow’s Spiny Lizard
TeiidaeWhiptails and Tegus
Aspidoscelis uniparens
Desert Grassland Whiptail
Aspidoscelis velox
Plateau Striped Whiptail
new species
Snakes
ColubridaeAdvanced Snakes
Thamnophis elegans vagrans
Wandering Gartersnake
DipsadidaeRear-fanged Snakes
Hypsiglena chlorophaea chlorophaea
Sonoran Nightsnake
new subspecies
ViperidaeVipers
Crotalus lepidus klauberi
Banded Rock Rattlesnake
new species
Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus
Northern Mohave Rattlesnake
Turtles and Tortoises
EmydidaeBox and Pond Turtles
Terrapene ornata luteola
Desert Box Turtle
new subspecies
TrionychidaeSoftshells
Apalone spinifera emoryi
Texas Spiny Softshell
new species
Frogs and Toads
BufonidaeTrue Toads
Anaxyrus cognatus
Great Plains Toad
new species
Anaxyrus woodhousii australis
Southwestern Woodhouse’s Toad
new subspecies
HylidaeTreefrogs
Hyla arenicolor
Canyon Treefrog
ScaphiopodidaeSpadefoot Toads
Scaphiopus couchii
Couch’s Spadefoot
new species
Summary
Lizards:
Snakes:
Turtles and Tortoises:
Frogs and Toads:
total:
new species:
new subspecies:
9
4
2
4
19
5
4