Reptiles of Orange County, California

Amphibians and Reptiles of Orange County, California and nearby places Compiled by Peter J. Bryant, University of California, Irvine Click on images or names to open. Species exotic to California and/or North America, yellow background
Awaiting images: Gilbert's Skink (Plestiodon gilberti), California Red-sided Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis), Western Spadefoot Toad (Spea hammondii), Arroyo Toad (Anaxyrus califoricus), Black-bellied Salamander (Bactrachoseps nigraventris), Monterey Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtizii eschscholtizii), Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpetina)
Salamanders
Arboreal Salamander, Aneides lugubris	California Slender Salamander, Batrachoceps attenuatus	California Newt, Taricha torosa
Frogs				Toads
Bullfrog, Lithobates (Rana) catesbianus	California Tree Frog, Pseudacris (Hyla) cadaverina	Baja California Treefrog, Pseudacris hypochondriaca hypochondriaca	African Clawed Frog, Xenopus laevis	Western Toad (California Subspecies), Bufo boreas halophilus
Lizards and Gekkos
Anguidae (Alligator Lizards)		Anniellidae (American legless lizards)		Eublepharidae (Eyelid Geckos)
Southern Alligator Lizard, Elgaria multicarinata		California Legless Lizard, Anniella stebbinsi		San Diego Banded Gecko, Coleonyx variegatus abbotti
Phrynosomatidae (Spiny Lizards)
Coast Horned Lizard, Phrynosoma blainvillii	Western Fence Lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis	Granite Spiny Lizard, Sceloporus orcutti	Side-blotched Lizard, Uta stansburiana
Scincidae (Skinks)			Teiidae (Whiptails and Tegus)
Western Skink, Eumeces skiltonianus			Orange-throated Whiptail, Aspidoscelis hyperythra	Coastal Whiptail, Aspidoscelis tigris stejnegeri
Turtles
Cheloniidae	Emydidae (Painted, Map, Box, and Slider Turtles)
Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas	Western Pond Turtle, Actinemys marmorata	Spiny Softshell Turtle, Apalone spinifera	Red-eared Slider, Trachemys scripta elegans
Snakes
Boas (Boidae)	Colubridae (Colubrids)
Rosy Boa, Lichanura trivirgata	California Glossy Snake, Arizona elegans occidentalis	Western Yellow-bellied Racer, Coluber constrictor mormon	Red Racer, Coluber flagellum piceus	Ring-necked Snake, Diadophis punctatus
Colubridae (Colubrids) (cont.)
San Diego Nightsnake, Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha klauberi	California King Snake, Lampropeltis getula californiae	California Mountain Kingsnake, Lampropeltis zonata pulchra	California Striped Racer, Masticophis lateralis lateralis	Gopher Snake, Pituophis catenifer
Long-nosed Snake, Rhinocheilus lecontei	Coast Patch-nosed Snake, Salvadora hexalepis virgultea	Western Black-headed Snake, Tantilla planiceps	Two-striped Gartersnake, Thamnophis hammondii	Baja California Lyresnake, Trimorphodon biscutatus lyrophanes
Leptotyphlopidae (Slender Blind Snakes)	Viperidae (Vipers)
Southwestern Threadsnake, Leptotyphlops humilis	Southern Pacific Rattlesnake, Crotalus oreganus helleri	Red Diamond Rattlesnake, Crotalus ruber	Speckled Rattlesnake, Crotalus mitchellii
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