Utah Herp List
July 2017
I had a few opportunities to look for herps while my wife and I met some friends over the course of about 10 days in southwestern Utah.
Lizards
Phrynosomatidae — Spiny Lizards
Sceloporus magister
Desert Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus tristichus
Plateau Lizard
Uta stansburiana uniformis
Plateau Side-blotched Lizard
Teiidae — Whiptails and Tegus
Aspidoscelis tigris septentrionalis
Plateau Tiger Whiptail
Aspidoscelis velox
Plateau Striped Whiptail
Snakes
Colubridae — Advanced Snakes
Masticophis taeniatus taeniatus
Desert Striped Whipsnake
Pituophis catenifer deserticola
Great Basin Gopher Snake
Dipsadidae — Rear-fanged Snakes
Viperidae — Vipers
Crotalus oreganus lutosus
Great Basin Rattlesnake
Frogs and Toads
Bufonidae — True Toads
Anaxyrus punctatus
Red-spotted Toad
Scaphiopodidae — Spadefoot Toads
Summary
Lizards:
Snakes:
Frogs and Toads:
total:
new species:
new subspecies:
5
5
3
13
1
3