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Bio 164: Herpetology
CA Species, taxonomy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| California Tiger Salamander | Ambystoma californiense |
| Northwestern Salamander | Ambystoma gracile |
| Long-toed Salamander | Ambystoma macrodactylum |
| California Giant Salamander | Dicamptodon ensatus |
| Olympic salamander | Rhyacotriton olympicus |
| Rough-skinned Newt | Taricha granulosa |
| CA Newt | Taricha torosa |
| Red-bellied Newt | Taricha rivularis |
| Ensatina | Ensatina echscholtzii |
| Black Salamander | Aneides flavipunctatus |
| Clouded Salamander | Aneides ferreus |
| Arboreal Salamander | Aneides lugubris |
| Black-bellied Slender Salamander | Batrachoseps simatus |
| CA Slender Salamander | Batrachospes attenuatus |
| Limestone Salamander | Hydromantes brunus |
| Tailed frog | Ascaphus truei |
| Couch's Spadefoot | Scaphiopus couchii |
| Western Spadefoot | Spea hammondii |
| Great Basin Spadefoot | Spea intermontana |
| Western Toad | Anaxyrus boreas |
| Black Toad | Anaxyrus exsul |
| Yosemite Toad | Anaxyrus canorus |
| Woodhouse's Toad | Anaxyrus woodhouseii |
| Red-spotted Toad | Anaxyrus punctatus |
| Great Plains Toad | Anaxyrus cognatus |
| CA Chorus frog | Pseudacris cadaverina |
| Pacific Chorus Frog | Pseudacris regilla |
| Cascades Frog | Rana cascadae |
| Foothill Yellow-legged frog | Rana boylii |
| Mountain Yellow-legged Frog | Rana muscosa |
| Northern Leopard Frog | Rana pipiens |
| Bullfrog | Rana catesbeiana |
| African Clawed Frog | Xenopus laevis |
| Snapping turtle | Chelydra serpentina |
| Sonoran Mud turtle | Kinosternon sonoriense |
| Western Pond Turtle | Actinemys marmorata |
| Painted Turtle | Chrysemys picta |
| Red eared slider | Trachemys scripta elegans |
| Slider | Trachemys scripta |
| Desert Tortoise | Gopherus agassizii |
| Green Trutle | Chelonia mydas |
| Hawksbill | Eretmochelys imbricata |
| Leatherback | Dermochelys coriacea |
| Spiny Softshell | Apolone spiniferus |
| Western Banded Gecko | Coleonyx variegatus |
| Desert Iguana | Dipsosaurus dorsalis |
| Chuckwalla | Sauromalus obesus |
| Zebra-tailed Lizard | Callisaurus draconoides |
| Colorado Desert Fringe-toed Lizard | Uma notata |
| Mojave Fringe-toed lizard | Uma scoparia |
| Desert Spiny Lizard | Sceloporus magister |
| Western Fence Lizard | Sceloporus occidentalis |
| Sagebrush Lizard | Sceloporus graciosus |
| Side-blotched Lizard | Uta stansburiana |
| Coast Horned Lizard | Phrynosoma coronatum |
| Desert Horned Lizard | Phrynosoma platyrhinos |
| Great Basin Collared Lizard | Crotaphytus bicintores |
| Long-nosed Leopard Lizard | Gambelia wislizenii |
| Granite Night Lizard | Xantusia henshawi |
| Desert Night Lizard | Xantusia vigilis |
| Western Skink | Plestiodon skiltonianus |
| Gilbert's Skink | Plestiodon gilberti |
| Western Whiptail | Cnemidophorus tigris |
| Southern Alligator Lizard | Elgaria multicarinata |
| Northern Alligator Lizard | Elgaria coerulea |
| CA Legless Lizard | Anniela pulchra |
| Gila Monster | Heloderma suspectum |
| Western Blind Snake | Leptotyphlops humilis |
| Rubber Boa | Charina bottae |
| Rosy Boa | Charina trivirgata |
| Ringneck Snake | Diadophis punctatus |
| Sharp-tailed Snake | Contia tenuis |
| Racer | Coluber constrictor |
| Coachwhip | Coluber flagellum |
| Striped Racer | Coluber lateralis |
| Western Patch-nosed Snake | Salvadora hexalepis |
| Gopher Snake | Pituophis melanoleucus |
| Common Kingsnake | Lampropeltis getula |
| CA Mountain Kingsnake | Lampropeltis zonata |
| Long-nosed Snake | Rhinocheilus lecontei |
| Common Garter Snake | Thamnophis sirtalis |
| Western Terrestrial Garter Snake | Thamnophis elegans |
| Western Aquatic Garter Snake | Thamnophis couchii |
| Giant Garter Snake | Thamnophis gigas |
| Lyre Snake | Trimorphodon biscutatus |
| Night Snake | Hypsiglena torquata |
| Western Diamondback Rattlesnake | Crotalus atrox |
| Speckled Rattlesnake | Crotalus mitchellii |
| Sidewinder | Crotalus cerastes |
| Western Rattlesnake | Crotalus viridis |
| Mojave Rattlesnake | Crotalus scutulatus |