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Southern California Reptiles and Amphibians

Southern California is a very diverse place. Because of this many reptile and amphibian species live and depend on the various habitats. This is a list of all native and invasive species found in Southern California.

Southern California Toad 1
Anaxyrus boreas halophilus
Arroyo Toad 2
Anaxyrus californicus
Great Plains Toad 3
Anaxyrus cognatus
Arizona Toad 4
Anaxyrus microscaphus
Red-spotted Toad 5
Anaxyrus punctatus
Woodhouse's Toad 6
Anaxyrus woodhousii
Colorado River Toad 7
Incilius alvarius
Northern Leopard Frog 8
Lithobates pipiens
Lowland Leopard Frog 9
Lithobates yavapaiensis
Baja California treefrog 10
Pseudacris hypochondriaca
California Treefrog 11
Pseudacris cadaverina
Foothill Yellow-legged Frog 12
Rana boylii
California Red-legged Frog 13
Rana draytonii
Southern Mountain Yellow-legged Frog 14
Rana muscosa
Couch's Spadefoot 15
Scaphiopus couchii
Western Spadefoot 16
Spea hammondii
Rio Grande Leopard Frog
Lithobates berlandieri
American Bullfrog 17
Lithobates catesbeianus
Southern Leopard Frog 18
Lithobates sphenocephalus
African Clawed Frog 19
Xenopus laevis
California Tiger Salamander 9
Ambystoma californiense
Arboreal Salamander 9
Aneides lugubris
Greenhorn Mountains Slender Salamander 20
Batrachoseps altasierrae
Fairview Slender Salamander 21
Batrachoseps bramei
Gabilan Mountains Slender Salamander 22
Batrachoseps gavilanensis
San Gabriel Mountains Slender Salamander 23
Batrachoseps gabrieli
Gregarious Slender Salamander 24
Batrachoseps gregarius
San Simeon Slender Salamander 20
Batrachoseps incognitus
Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander 25
Batrachoseps luciae
Desert Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps major aridus
Garden Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps major
Lesser Slender Salamander 21
Batrachoseps minor
Black-bellied Slender Salamander 9
Batrachoseps nigriventris
Channel Islands Slender Salamander 26
Batrachoseps pacificus
Relictual Slender Salamander 27
Batrachoseps relictus
Kern Plateau Slender Salamander 28
Batrachoseps robustus
Kern Canyon Slender Salamander 29
Batrachoseps simatus
Tehachapi Slender Salamander 30
Batrachoseps stebbinsi
Monterey Ensatina 16
Ensatina eschscholtzii eschscholtzii
Sierra Nevada Ensatina 31
Ensatina eschscholtzii platensis
Yellow-blotched Ensatina 20
Ensatina eschscholtzii croceater
Yellow-eyed Ensatina
Ensatina eschscholtzii xanthoptica
Large-blotched Ensatina 32
Ensatina eschscholtzii klauberi
California Newt 33
Taricha torosa
Sierra Newt 16
Taricha sierrae
Western Tiger Salamander 34
Ambystoma mavortium

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