Reptiles and Amphibians of the San Francisco Bay Area

These are the reptile and amphibian species that you can encounter in or near the San Francisco Bay Area. This includes introduced or invasive species.

All 51

California King Snake ¹
Lampropeltis californiae

Pacific Gopher Snake ²
Pituophis catenifer catenifer

Alameda Whipsnake ³
Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus

Western Yellow-bellied Racer ⁴
Coluber constrictor mormon

California Mountain Kingsnake ¹
Lampropeltis zonata

California Nightsnake ¹
Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus nuchalata

Sharp-tailed Snake ⁵
Contia tenuis

Forest Sharp-tailed Snake ⁶
Contia longicaudae

Pacific Ringneck Snake ⁷
Diadophis punctatus amabilis

California Striped Racer ⁸
Masticophis lateralis lateralis

Santa Cruz Aquatic Garter Snake ⁹
Thamnophis atratus atratus

Coast Garter Snake ¹⁰
Thamnophis elegans terrestris

Diablo Range Garter Snake ¹¹
Thamnophis atratus zaxanthus

California Red-sided Garter Snake ¹²
Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis

San Francisco Garter Snake ¹³
Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia

Western Black-headed Snake ¹¹
Tantilla planiceps

Long-nosed Snake ¹⁴
Rhinocheilus lecontei

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Reptiles and Amphibians of the San Francisco Bay Area

California King Snake 1 Lampropeltis californiae

Pacific Gopher Snake 2 Pituophis catenifer catenifer

Alameda Whipsnake 3 Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus

Western Yellow-bellied Racer 4 Coluber constrictor mormon

California Mountain Kingsnake 1 Lampropeltis zonata

California Nightsnake 1 Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus nuchalata

Sharp-tailed Snake 5 Contia tenuis

Forest Sharp-tailed Snake 6 Contia longicaudae

Pacific Ringneck Snake 7 Diadophis punctatus amabilis

California Striped Racer 8 Masticophis lateralis lateralis

Santa Cruz Aquatic Garter Snake 9 Thamnophis atratus atratus

Coast Garter Snake 10 Thamnophis elegans terrestris

Diablo Range Garter Snake 11 Thamnophis atratus zaxanthus

California Red-sided Garter Snake 12 Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis

San Francisco Garter Snake 13 Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia

Western Black-headed Snake 11 Tantilla planiceps

Long-nosed Snake 14 Rhinocheilus lecontei