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List of reptiles of California lists all of the snakes, turtles and lizards found in California.
Lizards[]
Family Anguidae[]
Species
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Common name
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Elgaria multicarinata
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Southern Alligator Lizard
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Elgaria panamintina [e]
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Panamint Alligator Lizard
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Family Anniellidae[]
Family Crotaphytidae[]
Species
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Common name
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Crotaphytus bicinctores
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Great Basin Collared Lizard
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Crotaphytus vestigium
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Baja California Collared Lizard
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Gambelia copeii
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Cope's Leopard Lizard
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Gambelia sila [e]
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Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard
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Gambelia wislizenii
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Long-nosed Leopard Lizard
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Family Gekkonidae[]
Species
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Common name
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Coleonyx switaki
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Switak's Banded Gecko
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Coleonyx variegatus
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Western Banded Gecko
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Phyllodactylus nocticolus
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Peninsular Leaf-toed Gecko
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Hemidactylus turcicus [i]
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Mediterranean House Gecko
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Family Helodermatidae[]
Species
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Common name
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Heloderma suspectum
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Gila Monster
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Family Iguanidae[]
Species
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Common name
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Dipsosaurus dorsalis
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Desert Iguana
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Sauromalus ater
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Common Chuckwalla
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Family Phrynosomatidae[]
Species
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Common name
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Callisaurus draconoides
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Zebra-tailed Lizard
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Petrosaurus mearnsi
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Banded Rock Lizard
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Coast Horned Lizard
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Phrynosoma douglasii
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Pygmy Short-horned Lizard
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Phrynosoma mcallii
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Flat-tail Horned Lizard
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Phrynosoma platyrhinos
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Desert Horned Lizard
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Sceloporus graciosus
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Common Sagebrush Lizard
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Sceloporus magister
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Desert Spiny Lizard
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Sceloporus occidentalis
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Western Fence Lizard
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Sceloporus orcutti
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Granite Spiny Lizard
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Sceloporus uniformis
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Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard
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Uma inornata [e]
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Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard
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Uma notata
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Colorado Desert Fringe-toed Lizard
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Uma scoparia
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Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard
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Urosaurus graciosus
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Long-tailed Brush Lizard
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Urosaurus nigricauda
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Baja California Brush Lizard
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Urosaurus ornatus
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Ornate Tree Lizard
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Uta stansburiana
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Common Side-blotched Lizard
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Family Scincidae[]
Family Teiidae[]
Species
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Common name
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Aspidoscelis hyperythrus
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Orange-throated Whiptail
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Aspidoscelis tigris
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Tiger Whiptail
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Family Xantusiidae[]
Species
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Common name
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Xantusia gracilis [e]
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Sandstone Night Lizard
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Xantusia henshawi
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Granite Night Lizard
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Xantusia riversiana [e]
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Island Night Lizard
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Xantusia sierrae [e]
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Sierra Night Lizard
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Xantusia vigilis
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Desert Night Lizard
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Xantusia wigginsi
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Baja California Night Lizard
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Family Lacertidae[]
Species
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Common name
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Podarcis siculus [i]
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Southern Italian Wall Lizard
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Snakes[]
Family Boidae[]
Family Colubridae[]
Family Leptotyphlopidae[]
Family Typhlopidae[]
Family Viperidae[]
Turtles[]
Family Cheloniidae[]
Species
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Common name
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Caretta caretta
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Loggerhead sea turtle
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Chelonia mydas
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Green sea turtle
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Lepidochelys olivacea
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Olive ridley sea turtle
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Family Chelydridae[]
Species
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Common name
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Chelydra serpentina [i]
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Common snapping turtle
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Family Dermochelyidae[]
Species
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Common name
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Dermochelys coriacea
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Leatherback sea turtle
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Family Emydidae[]
Species
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Common name
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Chrysemys picta [i]
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Western painted turtle
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Actinemys marmorata
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Western pond turtle
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Trachemys scripta [i]
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Red-eared slider
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Family Kinosternidae[]
Species
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Common name
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Kinosternon sonoriense
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Sonoran mud turtle
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Family Testudinidae[]
Species
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Common name
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Gopherus agassizii
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Mojave desert tortoise
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Family Trionychidae[]
Species
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Common name
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Apalone spinifera [i]
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Spiny doftshell
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References[]
External links[]
Categories:
- Lists of fauna of California
- Lists of reptiles of the United States
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