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San Diego County

California, United States

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Amphibians (17) Reptiles (75)
  • Ambystoma mavortium  (Barred Tiger Salamander)
  • Anaxyrus boreas  (Western Toad)
  • Anaxyrus californicus  (Arroyo Toad)
  • Anaxyrus punctatus  (Red-spotted Toad)
  • Aneides lugubris  (Arboreal Salamander)
  • Batrachoseps major  (Garden Slender Salamander)
  • Eleutherodactylus coqui  (Common Coquí)
  • Ensatina eschscholtzii  (Monterey Ensatina)
  • Ensatina klauberi  (Large-blotched Ensatina)
  • Lithobates catesbeianus  (American Bullfrog)
  • Pseudacris cadaverina  (California Treefrog)
  • Pseudacris regilla  (Pacific Treefrog)
  • Rana draytonii  (California Red-legged Frog)
  • Rana muscosa  (Southern Mountain Yellow-legged Frog)
  • Spea hammondii  (Western Spadefoot)
  • Taricha torosa  (California Newt)
  • Xenopus laevis  (African Clawed Frog)
  • Actinemys marmorata  (Western Pond Turtle)
  • Anniella stebbinsi  (Southern California Legless Lizard)
  • Anolis carolinensis  (Green Anole)
  • Apalone spinifera  (Spiny Softshell)
  • Arizona elegans  (Glossy Snake)
  • Aspidoscelis hyperythrus  (Orange-throated Whiptail)
  • Aspidoscelis tigris  (Tiger Whiptail)
  • Callisaurus draconoides  (Zebra-tailed Lizard)
  • Caretta caretta  (Loggerhead Sea Turtle)
  • Chelonia mydas  (Green Sea Turtle)
  • Chelydra serpentina  (Snapping Turtle)
  • Chionactis occipitalis  (Western Shovel-nosed Snake)
  • Chrysemys picta  (Painted Turtle)
  • Coleonyx switaki  (Switak's Banded Gecko)
  • Coleonyx variegatus  (Western Banded Gecko)
  • Coluber constrictor  (North American Racer)
  • Crotalus atrox  (Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake)
  • Crotalus cerastes  (Sidewinder)
  • Crotalus mitchellii  (Speckled Rattlesnake)
  • Crotalus oreganus  (Western Rattlesnake)
  • Crotalus ruber  (Red Diamond Rattlesnake)
  • Crotaphytus vestigium  (Baja California Collared Lizard)
  • Dermochelys coriacea  (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
  • Diadophis punctatus  (Ring-necked Snake)
  • Dipsosaurus dorsalis  (Desert Iguana)
  • Elgaria multicarinata  (Southern Alligator Lizard)
  • Eretmochelys imbricata  (Hawksbill)
  • Gambelia copeii  (Cope's Leopard Lizard)
  • Gambelia wislizenii  (Long-nosed Leopard Lizard)
  • Gopherus agassizii  (Agassiz’s Desert Tortoise)
  • Graptemys pseudogeographica  (False Map Turtle)
  • Hemidactylus turcicus  (Turkish House Gecko)
  • Hydrophis platurus  (Yellow-bellied Seasnake)
  • Hypsiglena chlorophaea  (Desert Night Snake)
  • Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus  (Coast Night Snake)
  • Lampropeltis californiae  (California Kingsnake)
  • Lampropeltis zonata  (California Mountain Kingsnake)
  • Lepidochelys olivacea  (Olive Ridley Sea Turtle)
  • Lichanura trivirgata  (Rosy Boa)
  • Masticophis flagellum  (Coachwhip)
  • Masticophis fuliginosus  (Baja California Coachwhip)
  • Masticophis lateralis  (Striped Racer)
  • Petrosaurus mearnsi  (Banded Rock Lizard)
  • Phrynosoma blainvillii  (Blainville's Horned Lizard)
  • Phrynosoma mcallii  (Flat-tailed Horned Lizard)
  • Phrynosoma platyrhinos  (Desert Horned Lizard)
  • Phyllodactylus nocticolus  (Peninsular Leaf-toed Gecko)
  • Phyllorhynchus decurtatus  (Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake)
  • Pituophis catenifer  (Gophersnake)
  • Plestiodon gilberti  (Gilbert's Skink)
  • Plestiodon skiltonianus  (Western Skink)
  • Ramphotyphlops braminus  (Brahminy Blindsnake)
  • Rena humilis  (Western Threadsnake)
  • Rhinocheilus lecontei  (Long-nosed Snake)
  • Salvadora hexalepis  (Western Patch-nosed Snake)
  • Sauromalus ater  (Common Chuckwalla)
  • Sceloporus magister  (Desert Spiny Lizard)
  • Sceloporus occidentalis  (Western Fence Lizard)
  • Sceloporus orcutti  (Granite Spiny Lizard)
  • Sceloporus vandenburgianus  (Southern Sagebrush Lizard)
  • Sonora semiannulata  (Western Groundsnake)
  • Tantilla planiceps  (Western Black-headed Snake)
  • Tarentola mauritanica  (Moorish Wall Gecko)
  • Thamnophis hammondii  (Two-striped Gartersnake)
  • Thamnophis sirtalis  (Common Gartersnake)
  • Trachemys scripta  (Pond Slider)
  • Trimorphodon lyrophanes  (California Lyresnake)
  • Uma notata  (Colorado Desert Fringe-toed Lizard)
  • Urosaurus graciosus  (Long-tailed Brush Lizard)
  • Urosaurus nigricaudus  (Black-tailed Brush Lizard)
  • Uta stansburiana  (Common Side-blotched Lizard)
  • Xantusia gracilis  (Sandstone Night Lizard)
  • Xantusia henshawi  (Granite Night Lizard)
  • Xantusia vigilis  (Desert Night Lizard)
  • Xantusia wigginsi  (Wiggins' Night Lizard)

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