Southwestern Herps


These are herps that I've seen in the western United States. The list below will take you to a web page for each species. There are presently 91 taxa photographed.

Regarding systematic and common names: I use only systematic names in the list below for several reasons. I'd rather not maintain duplicate lists for different naming systems, don't usually think about the critters in terms of their common names, and generally find common names unnecessarily confusing.

The Species List:

Lizards
Anguidae Elgaria kingii nobilis
Crotaphytidae Crotaphytus bicinctores
Crotaphytidae Crotaphytus collaris auriceps
Crotaphytidae Crotaphytus collaris baileyi
Crotaphytidae Crotaphytus collaris fuscus
Crotaphytidae Gambelia wislizenii
Gekkonidae Coleonyx brevis
Helodermatidae Heloderma suspectum
Iguanidae Anolis carolinensis
Phrynosomatidae Callisaurus draconoides
Phrynosomatidae Cophosaurus texanus
Phrynosomatidae Holbrookia maculata
Phrynosomatidae Phrynosoma cornutum
Phrynosomatidae Phrynosoma hernandesi
Phrynosomatidae Phrynosoma modestum
Phrynosomatidae Phrynosoma platyrhinos
Phrynosomatidae Sceloporus clarkii
Phrynosomatidae Sceloporus graciosus gracilis
Phrynosomatidae Sceloporus graciosus graciosus
Phrynosomatidae Sceloporus jarrovii
Phrynosomatidae Sceloporus magister
Phrynosomatidae Sceloporus merriami
Phrynosomatidae Sceloporus occidentalis longipes
Phrynosomatidae Sceloporus poinsettii
Phrynosomatidae Sceloporus slevini
Phrynosomatidae Sceloporus undulatus
Phrynosomatidae Sceloporus virgatus
Phrynosomatidae Urosaurus ornatus
Phrynosomatidae Uta stansburiana
Teiidae Aspidoscelis arizonae
Teiidae Aspidoscelis burti
Teiidae Aspidoscelis exsanguis
Teiidae Aspidoscelis flagellicauda
Teiidae Aspidoscelis inornata
Teiidae Aspidoscelis neomexicana
Teiidae Aspidoscelis sexlineata
Teiidae Aspidoscelis sonorae
Teiidae Aspidoscelis tesselata
Teiidae Aspidoscelis tigris marmoratus
Teiidae Aspidoscelis tigris tigris
Teiidae Aspidoscelis uniparens
Snakes
Colubridae Arizona elegans philipi
Colubridae Coluber bilineatus
Colubridae Coluber constrictor mormon
Colubridae Coluber flagellum
Colubridae Coluber taeniatus
Colubridae Gyalopion canum
Colubridae Heterodon nasicus kennerlyi
Colubridae Lampropeltis getula splendida
Colubridae Lampropeltis pyromelana
Colubridae Nerodia erythrogaster transversa
Colubridae Pituophis catenifer affinis
Colubridae Pituophis catenifer catenifer
Colubridae Pituophis catenifer deserticola
Colubridae Rhinocheilus lecontei
Colubridae Salvadora grahamiae
Colubridae Salvadora hexalepis deserticola
Colubridae Senticolis triaspis
Colubridae Tantilla nigriceps
Colubridae Thamnophis elegans vagrans
Colubridae Thamnophis marcianus
Colubridae Thamnophis ordinoides
Crotalidae Crotalus atrox
Crotalidae Crotalus cerastes
Crotalidae Crotalus lepidus klauberi
Crotalidae Crotalus lepidus lepidus
Crotalidae Crotalus molossus
Crotalidae Crotalus mitchellii
Crotalidae Crotalus oreganus lutosus
Crotalidae Crotalus oreganus oreganus
Crotalidae Crotalus pricei
Crotalidae Crotalus scutellatus
Crotalidae Crotalus viridis
Amphibians
Bufonidae Bufo cognatus
Bufonidae Bufo debilis
Bufonidae Bufo mexicanus
Bufonidae Bufo punctatus
Bufonidae Bufo woodhousei
Hylidae Acris crepitans blanchardi
Hylidae Hyla arenicolor
Hylidae Hyla wrightorum
Hylidae Pseudacris regilla
Pelobatidae Scaphiopus couchii
Pelobatidae Spea bombifrons
Pelobatidae Spea multiplicata
Plethodontidae Aneides hardyi
Ranidae Rana berlandieri
Ranidae Rana catesbiana
Ranidae Rana chiricahuensis
Chelonians
Emydidae Terrapene ornata lutea

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