List of reptiles of California

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List of reptiles of California lists all of the snakes, turtles and lizards found in California.

• ^[e] Endemic species.

• ^[i] Introduced species.

Lizards

Family Anguidae

Species	Common name
Elgaria coerulea	Northern Alligator Lizard
Elgaria multicarinata	Southern Alligator Lizard
Elgaria panamintina [e]	Panamint Alligator Lizard

Family Anniellidae

Species	Common name
Anniella alexanderae	Temblor Legless Lizard
Anniella campi	Southern Sierra Legless Lizard
Anniella grinnelli	Bakersfield Legless Lizard
Anniella pulchra	Northern California Legless Lizard
Anniella stebbinsi	Southern California Legless Lizard

Family Crotaphytidae

Species	Common name
Crotaphytus bicinctores	Great Basin Collared Lizard
Crotaphytus vestigium	Baja California Collared Lizard
Gambelia copeii	Cope's Leopard Lizard
Gambelia sila [e]	Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard
Gambelia wislizenii	Long-nosed Leopard Lizard

Family Gekkonidae

Species	Common name
Coleonyx switaki	Switak's Banded Gecko
Coleonyx variegatus	Western Banded Gecko
Phyllodactylus nocticolus	Peninsular Leaf-toed Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus [i]	Mediterranean House Gecko

Family Helodermatidae

Species	Common name
Heloderma suspectum	Gila Monster

Family Iguanidae

Species	Common name
Dipsosaurus dorsalis	Desert Iguana
Sauromalus ater	Common Chuckwalla

Family Phrynosomatidae

Species	Common name
Callisaurus draconoides	Zebra-tailed Lizard
Petrosaurus mearnsi	Banded Rock Lizard
Phrynosoma blainvilli	Coast Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma douglasii	Pygmy Short-horned Lizard
Phrynosoma mcallii	Flat-tail Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma platyrhinos	Desert Horned Lizard
Sceloporus graciosus	Common Sagebrush Lizard
Sceloporus magister	Desert Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis	Western Fence Lizard
Sceloporus orcutti	Granite Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus uniformis	Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard
Uma inornata [e]	Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard
Uma notata	Colorado Desert Fringe-toed Lizard
Uma scoparia	Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard
Urosaurus graciosus	Long-tailed Brush Lizard
Urosaurus nigricaudus	Baja California Brush Lizard
Urosaurus ornatus	Ornate Tree Lizard
Uta stansburiana	Common Side-blotched Lizard

Family Scincidae

Species	Common name
Plestiodon gilberti	Gilbert's Skink
Plestiodon skiltonianus	Western Skink

Family Teiidae

Species	Common name
Aspidoscelis hyperythra	Orange-throated Whiptail
Aspidoscelis tigris	Tiger Whiptail

Family Xantusiidae

Species	Common name
Xantusia gracilis [e]	Sandstone Night Lizard
Xantusia henshawi	Granite Night Lizard
Xantusia riversiana [e]	Island Night Lizard
Xantusia sierrae [e]	Sierra Night Lizard
Xantusia vigilis	Desert Night Lizard
Xantusia wigginsi	Baja California Night Lizard

Family Lacertidae

Species	Common name
Podarcis siculus [i]	Southern Italian Wall Lizard

Snakes

Family Boidae

Species	Common name
Charina bottae	Northern Rubber Boa
Charina umbratica	Southern Rubber Boa
Lichanura trivirgata	Rosy Boa

Family Colubridae

Species	Common name
Lampropeltis californiae	California Kingsnake
Lampropeltis zonata	California Mountain kingsnake
Coluber lateralis	California Striped Whipsnake
Pituophis catenifer	Gopher Snake
Thamnophis atratus	Aquatic Garter Snake
Thamnophis couchii	Sierra Garter Snake
Thamnophis elegans	Terrestrial Garter Snake
Thamnophis ordinoides	Northwestern Garter Snake
Crotalus ruber	Diamondback Rattlesnake

Turtles

Family Cheloniidae

Species	Common name
Caretta caretta	Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas	Green Sea Turtle
Lepidochelys olivacea	Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Family Chelydridae

Species	Common name
Chelydra serpentina [i]	Common Snapping Turtle

Family Dermochelyidae

Species	Common name
Dermochelys coriacea	Leatherback Sea Turtle

Family Emydidae

Species	Common name
Chrysemys picta [i]	Western Painted Turtle
Actinemys marmorata	Western Pond Turtle
Trachemys scripta [i]	Red-eared Slider

Family Kinosternidae

Species	Common name
Kinosternon sonoriense	Sonoran Mud Turtle

Family Testudinidae

Species	Common name
Gopherus agassizii	Mojave Desert Tortoise

Family Trionychidae

Species	Common name
Apalone spinifera [i]	Spiny Softshell

References

• "California Reptiles and Amphibians". 

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