Southwestern Deserts Herp List
April - May 2009
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Lizards
Anguidae — Lateral Fold Lizards
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/09041907PD_alligator_lizard.jpg)
Elgaria multicarinata webbii
Woodland Alligator Lizard
Crotaphytidae — Collared and Leopard Lizards
Eublepharidae — Eyelid Geckos
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/09042123PD_banded_gecko.jpg)
Coleonyx variegatus variegatus
Desert Banded Gecko
Helodermatidae — Gila Monsters and Beaded Lizards
Iguanidae — Iguanas
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/09042101PD_desert_iguana.jpg)
Dipsosaurus dorsalis dorsalis
Northern Desert Iguana
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/09042435PD_chuckwalla.jpg)
Sauromalus ater
Common Chuckwalla
Phrynosomatidae — Spiny Lizards
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/09050303PD_zebra_tailed_lizard.jpg)
Callisaurus draconoides ventralis
Eastern Zebra-tailed Lizard
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/09050926PD_earless_lizard.jpg)
Cophosaurus texanus scitulus
Chihuahuan Greater Earless Lizard
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/09042415PD_banded_rock_lizard.jpg)
Petrosaurus mearnsi
Mearns’s Rock Lizard
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/09051313PD_texas_horned_lizard.jpg)
Phrynosoma cornutum
Texas Horned Lizard
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/09051417PD_Sceloporus.jpg)
Sceloporus cowlesi
Southwestern Fence Lizard
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/09050308PD_desert_spiny.jpg)
Sceloporus magister
Desert Spiny Lizard
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/09042510PD_fence_lizard.jpg)
Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii
Coast Range Fence Lizard
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/09041809PD_Sceloporus.jpg)
Sceloporus occidentalis longipes
Great Basin Fence Lizard
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/09042432PD_granite_spiny.jpg)
Sceloporus orcutti
Granite Spiny Lizard
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/09051611PD_Sceloporus.jpg)
Sceloporus tristichus
Plateau Lizard
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/09041913PD_brush_lizard.jpg)
Urosaurus graciosus graciosus
Western Long-tailed Brush Lizard
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/09042427PD_Urosaurus.jpg)
Urosaurus nigricauda
Black-tailed Brush Lizard
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/09051311PD_tree_lizard.jpg)
Urosaurus ornatus schottii
Schott’s Tree Lizard
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/09041705PD_side-blotched.jpg)
Uta stansburiana elegans
Western Side-blotched Lizard
Teiidae — Whiptails and Tegus
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/09051105PD_whiptail.jpg)
Aspidoscelis exsanguis
Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/09042406PD_whiptail.jpg)
Aspidoscelis tigris tigris
Great Basin Whiptail
Xantusiidae — Night Lizards
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/09041601PD_night_lizard.jpg)
Xantusia vigilis
Desert Night Lizard
Snakes
Colubridae — Advanced Snakes
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/09042137PD_glossy_eating_gecko.jpg)
Arizona elegans eburnata
Desert Glossy Snake
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/09042452PD_leaf-nosed_snake.jpg)
Phyllorhynchus decurtatus
Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/09043017PD_long-nosed_snake.jpg)
Rhinocheilus lecontei
Long-nosed Snake
Viperidae — Vipers
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/09050205PD_rattlesnake.jpg)
Crotalus atrox
Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/09042203PD_sidewinder.jpg)
Crotalus cerastes laterorepens
Colorado Desert Sidewinder
Turtles and Tortoises
Chelydridae — Snapping Turtles
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/09051816PD_snapping_turtle.jpg)
Chelydra serpentina
Snapping Turtle
Frogs and Toads
Hylidae — Treefrogs
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/09042420PD_California_treefrog.jpg)
Pseudacris cadaverina
California Treefrog
Ranidae — True Frogs
Salamanders and Newts
Plethodontidae — Lungless Salamanders
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/09041906PD_salamander.jpg)
Ensatina eschscholtzii eschscholtzii
Monterey Ensatina
Summary
Lizards:
Snakes:
Turtles and Tortoises:
Frogs and Toads:
Salamanders and Newts:
total:
new species:
new subspecies:
27
11
1
2
1
42
10
3