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The Zone-tailed Ranch, Mohave County, Arizona
Reptiles and Amphibians of the Zone-tailed Ranch, Mohave County, Arizona
The following is a list of species that might occur in the vicinity of the Zone-tailed Ranch. Species actually seen at the ranch are marked with an asterisk (*).
Order Superfamily Family Species Name Common Name Seen
REPTILIA
Testudines
Testudinidae
Gopherus agassizii desert tortoise
Kinosternidae
Kinosternon sonoriense sonoran mud turtle
Squamata
Sauria
Crotaphytidae
Crotaphytus insularis bicincyores desert (great basin) collared lizard
Crotaphytus collaris baileyi common (western) collared lizard yes
Gambelia wislizenii wislizenii longnose (large-spotted) leopard lizard yes
Iguanidae
Dipsosaurus dorsalis desert iguana
Sauromalus obesus obesus common (western) chuckwalla yes
Phrynosomatidae
Callisaurus draconoides Common zebra-tailed lizard yes
Holbrookia maculata lesser earless lizard yes
Cophosaurus texanus greater (sw) earless lizard yes
Phrynosoma platyrhinos calidiarum Southern desert horned lizard yes
Phrynosoma solare regal horned lizard
Phrynosoma douglassii short-horned lizard
Sceloporus clarkii clark spiny lizard
Sceloporus magister unifornis desert (yellow-backed) spiny lizard yes
Sceloporus undulatus tristichus eastern (so. plateau) fence lizard yes
Uta stansburiana stansburiana side-blotched (northern) lizard yes
Urosaurus ornatus tree lizard yes
Urosaurus graciosus shannoni long-tailed (arizona) brush lizard
Gekkonidae
Coleonyx variegatus variegatus desert banded gecko
Xantusiidae
Xantusia vigilis vigilis desert (common) night lizard
Xantusia vigilis arizonae desert (arizona)night lizard
Teiidae
Cnemidophorus tigris tigris western (great basin) whiptail
Cnemidophorus tigris gracilis western (arizona desert) whiptail yes
Cnemidophorus tigris septentrionalis western (painted desert) whiptail
Cnemidophorus uniparens desert grassland whiptail
Cnemidophorus inornatus little grassland whiptail
Cnemidophorus flagellicaudus gila spotted whiptail
Cnemidophorus velox plateau striped whiptail yes
Scincidae
Eumeces gilberti arizonensis gilbert's (arizona) skink
Eumeces obsoletus great plains skink
Eumeces multivarigatus gaigeae many-lined (variable) skink
Anguidae
Elgaria kingii madrean alligator lizard
Helodermatidae
Heloderma suspectus cinctum Banded gila monster
Serpentes
Leptotyphlopidae
Leptotyphlops humilis western blind snake
Boidae
Lichanura tirbirgata gracia rosy (desert) boa
Colubridae
Arizona elegans noctivaga Arizona glossy snake
Chionactis occipitalis occipitalis western (mojave) shovel-nose snake
Diadophis punctatus regalis Regal ringneck snake yes
Hypsiglena torquata Desert night snake
Lampropeltis getula californiae common (california) kingsnake
Lampropeltis pyromelana pyromelana sonora (arizona) mountain kingsnake
Lampropeltis triangulum taylori Utah milk snake
Masticophis flagellum piceus Red racer; coachwhip
Masticophis taeniatus striped whipsnake
Masticophis bilineatus bilineatus sonoran (sonoran mountain) whipsnake
Phyllorhynchus decurtatus perkinsi spotted (western) leaf-nosed snake
Pituophis melanoleucus affinis Sonoran gopher snake yes
Rhinocheilus lecontei lecontei Western long-nosed snake
Salvadora hexalepis mojavensis western (mojave) patch-nosed snake yes
Salvadora hexalepis hexalepis western (desert) patch-nosed snake
Sonora semiannulata ground snake
Tantilla hobartsmithi southwestern black-headed snake
Thamnophis elegans vagrans w. terrestrial (wandering) garter snake
Thamnophis cyrtopsis black-necked garter snake yes
Thamnophis rufipunctatus narrow-headed garter snake
Trimorphodon biscutatus lambda Sonora lyre snake
Elapidae
Micruroides euryxanthus coral snake
Viperidae
Crotalus cerastes cerastes Mojave desert sidewinder
Crotalus viridus cerberus western (arizona) rattlesnake
Crotalus atrox western diamondback rattlesnake yes
Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus Southwestern speckled rattlesnake yes
Crotalus scutulatus mojave rattlesnake
Crotalus molosus black-tailed rattlesnake
AMPHIBIA
Caudata
Ambystomatidae
Ambystoma tigrinum nebulosum Arizona tiger salamander
Anura
Pelobatidae
Scaphiopus multiplicatus southern spadefoot
Bufonidae
Bufo alvarius sonoran desert toad
Bufo punctatus red-spotted toad yes
Bufo microscaphus microscaphus southwestern (arizona) toad
Bufo cognatus great plains toad
Hylidae
Hyla arenicolor canyon treefrog yes
Hyla eximia mountain treefrog
Ranidae
Rana yavapaiensis lowland leopard frog yes
Rana catesbeiana bullfrog
 
Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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