Southwestern Herps


These are herps that I've seen in the southwestern United States. The list below will take you to a web page for each species.

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 collaris
Gekkonidae Coleonyx brevis
Helodermatidae Heloderma suspectum
Phrynosomatidae Callisaurus draconoides
Phrynosomatidae Cophosaurus texanus
Phrynosomatidae Holbrookia maculata
Phrynosomatidae Phrynosoma cornuta
Phrynosomatidae Phrynosoma hernandesi
Phrynosomatidae Phrynosoma modesta
Phrynosomatidae Sceloporus clarkii
Phrynosomatidae Sceloporus graciosus
Phrynosomatidae Sceloporus jarrovii
Phrynosomatidae Sceloporus magister
Phrynosomatidae Sceloporus merriami
Phrynosomatidae Sceloporus slevini
Phrynosomatidae Sceloporus undulatus
Phrynosomatidae Sceloporus virgatus
Phrynosomatidae Urosaurus ornatus
Phrynosomatidae Uta stansburiana
Teiidae Aspidoscelis exsanguis
Teiidae Aspidoscelis inornata
Teiidae Aspidoscelis neomexicana
Teiidae Aspidoscelis tesselata
Teiidae Aspidoscelis tigris
Teiidae Aspidoscelis uniparens
Snakes
Colubridae Gyalopion canum
Colubridae Masticophis flagellum
Colubridae Masticophis taeniatus
Colubridae Nerodia erythrogaster transversa
Colubridae Pituophis catenifer affinis
Colubridae Rhinocheilus lecontei
Colubridae Salvadora grahamiae
Colubridae Tantilla nigriceps
Colubridae Thamnophis marcianus
Crotalidae Crotalus atrox
Crotalidae Crotalus lepidus klauberi
Crotalidae Crotalus lepidus lepidus
Crotalidae Crotalus molossus
Crotalidae Crotalus pricei
Crotalidae Crotalus scutellatus
Crotalidae Crotalus viridis
Amphibians
Bufonidae Bufo cognatus
Bufonidae Bufo debilis
Bufonidae Bufo woodhousei
Hylidae Acris crepitans blanchardi
Pelobatidae Scaphiopus couchii
Pelobatidae Spea multiplicata
Ranidae Rana berlandieri
Ranidae Rana chiricahuensis
Chelonians
Emydidae Terrapene ornata lutea

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