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.

All 184

Northern Pacific Pond Turtle ¹
Actinemys marmorata marmorata

Southern Pacific Pond Turtle ²
Actinemys marmorata pallida

Sonoran Mud Turtle ³
Kinosternon sonoriense sonoriense

Desert Tortoise ⁴
Gopherus agassizii

Loggerhead Sea Turtle ⁵
Caretta caretta

Green Turtle ⁶
Chelonia mydas

Leatherback Sea Turtle ⁷
Dermochelys coriacea

Pacific Hawksbill ⁸
Eretmochelys imbricata bissa

Pacific Ridley ⁹
Lepidochelys olivacea

Snapping Turtle ¹⁰
Chelydra serpentina

Western Painted Turtle ¹¹
Chrysemys picta bellii

Red-eared Slider ¹²
Trachemys scripta elegans

Texas Spiny Softshell ¹³
Apalone spinifera emoryi

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Southern California Reptiles and Amphibians

Northern Pacific Pond Turtle 1 Actinemys marmorata marmorata

Southern Pacific Pond Turtle 2 Actinemys marmorata pallida

Sonoran Mud Turtle 3 Kinosternon sonoriense sonoriense

Desert Tortoise 4 Gopherus agassizii

Loggerhead Sea Turtle 5 Caretta caretta

Green Turtle 6 Chelonia mydas

Leatherback Sea Turtle 7 Dermochelys coriacea

Pacific Hawksbill 8 Eretmochelys imbricata bissa

Pacific Ridley 9 Lepidochelys olivacea

Snapping Turtle 10 Chelydra serpentina

Western Painted Turtle 11 Chrysemys picta bellii

Red-eared Slider 12 Trachemys scripta elegans

Texas Spiny Softshell 13 Apalone spinifera emoryi