List includes species confirmed or likely to occur in or near the Granite Mountains, San Bernardino County, California. Revised by G. R. Stewart & A. K. Lappin (05/2008)
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Class Amphibia – Amphibians
Order Anura (Salientia) – Toads and Frogs
Family Bufonidae – True Toads
Bufo punctatus – Red-spotted Toad
Class Reptilia – Reptiles
Order Chelonia (Testudines) – Turtles
Family Testudinidae – Tortoises
Gopherus agassizii – Desert Tortoise
Order Squamata – Lizards and Snakes
Suborder Lacertilia (Sauria) – Lizards
Family Eublepharidae – Ground Geckos
Coleonyx variegatus – Western Banded Gecko
Family Iguanidae – Iguanid Lizards
Dipsosaurus dorsalis – Desert Iguana
Sauromalus obesus – Common Chuckwalla
Family Crotaphytidae – Collared and Leopard Lizards
Crotaphytus bicinctores– Great Basin Collared Lizard
Gambelia wislizenii – Long-nosed Leopard Lizard
Family Phrynosomatidae – Phrynosomatid Lizards
Phrynosoma platyrhinos – Desert Horned Lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis – Western Fence Lizard
Sceloporus magister – Desert Spiny Lizard
Uta stansburiana – Common Side-blotched Lizard
Urosaurus graciosus – Long-tailed Brush Lizard
Callisaurus draconoides – Zebra-tailed Lizard
Uma scoparia – Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard
Family Xantusiidae – Night Lizards
Xantusia vigilis – Desert Night Lizard
Family Scincidae – Skinks
Eumeces gilberti – Gilbert’s Skink
Family Teiidae – Whiptails and Relatives
Cnemidophorus tigris – Western Whiptail
Suborder Serpentes (Ophidia) – Snakes
Family Leptotyphlopidae – Slender Blind Snakes
Leptotyphlops humilis – Western Blind Snake
Family Boidae – Boas
Charina trivirgata – Rosy Boa
Family Colubridae – Colubrids
Phyllorhynchus decurtatus – Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake
Masticophis flagellum – Coachwhip
Masticophis taeniatus – Striped Whipsnake
Salvadora hexalepis – Western Patch-nosed Snake
Arizona elegans – Glossy Snake
Pituophis catenifer – Gopher Snake
Lampropeltis getula – Common Kingsnake
Rhinocheilus lecontei – Long-nosed Snake
Sonora semiannulata semiannulata –Variable Ground Snake
Chionactis occipitalis – Western shovel-nosed Snake
Tantilla hobartsmithi – Southwestern Black-headed Snake
Trimorphodon biscutatus – Western Lyresnake
Hypsiglena torquata – Night Snake
Family Viperidae – Vipers
Crotalus scutulatus – Mojave Rattlesnake
Crotalus mitchellii – Speckled Rattlesnake
Crotalus cerastes – Sidewinder
This checklist is based on (1) Minden, L., 1979. Granite Mountains Resource Survey. University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, (2) Stewart, G. R. 2006. Annotated Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Southern California. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA, and (3) G. R. Stewart Field Observations. Taxonomy is based on Stebbins, R. C. 2003. A field guide to western reptiles and amphibians. Third edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston.