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Reptiles, Amphibians and Fish of the Kaibab National Forest

Whether your visit to the Kaibab National Forest takes you north or south of the Grand Canyon, you may encounter a wide variety of amphibians, reptiles and fish. As part of the Colorado Plateau ecosystem adjacent to the Grand Canyon, the Kaibab National Forest is uniquely situated and provides ...more ↓

Apache Trout 1
Oncorhynchus apache
Brown Trout 2
Salmo trutta
Brook Trout 3
Salvelinus fontinalis
Rainbow Trout 4
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Fathead Minnow 5
Pimephales promelas
Roundtail Chub 6
Gila robusta
Flathead Catfish 5
Pylodictis olivaris
Channel Catfish 7
Ictalurus punctatus
Largemouth Bass 8
Micropterus salmoides
Green Sunfish 8
Lepomis cyanellus
Black Crappie 9
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Bluegill 9
Lepomis macrochirus
Great Basin Spadefoot 10
Spea intermontana
Woodhouse's Toad 11
Anaxyrus woodhousii
Red-spotted Toad 12
Anaxyrus punctatus
Arizona Toad 13
Anaxyrus microscaphus
western spadefoot toads 14
Spea
Great Plains Toad 15
Anaxyrus cognatus
Canyon Tree Frog 16
Hyla arenicolor
Mountain Tree Frog 17
Hyla eximia
American Bullfrog 18
Lithobates catesbeianus
Lowland Leopard Frog 19
Lithobates yavapaiensis
Northern Leopard Frog 20
Lithobates pipiens
Western Banded Gecko 21
Coleonyx variegatus
Common Chuckwalla 22
Sauromalus ater
Long-nosed Leopard Lizard 23
Gambelia wislizenii
Western Earless Lizard 21
Holbrookia maculata
Desert Spiny Lizard 24
Sceloporus magister
Eastern Collared Lizard 25
Crotaphytus collaris
Great Basin Fence Lizard 26
Sceloporus occidentalis longipes
Eastern Fence Lizard 27
Sceloporus undulatus
Sagebrush Lizard 28
Sceloporus graciosus
Common Side-blotched Lizard 29
Uta stansburiana
Desert Horned Lizard 10
Phrynosoma platyrhinos
Greater Short-horned Lizard 30
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Great Plains Skink 31
Plestiodon obsoletus
Many-lined Skink 32
Plestiodon multivirgatus
Western Skink 33
Plestiodon skiltonianus
Gila Spotted Whiptail 34
Aspidoscelis flagellicauda
Little Striped Whiptail 35
Aspidoscelis inornata
Plateau Striped Whiptail 29
Aspidoscelis velox
Tiger Whiptail 28
Aspidoscelis tigris
Ground Snake 36
Magliophis exiguum
Arizona Mountain Kingsnake 37
Lampropeltis pyromelana
Desert Nightsnake 38
Hypsiglena chlorophaea
California King Snake 39
Lampropeltis californiae
Black-necked Gartersnake 29
Thamnophis cyrtopsis
Great Basin Gopher Snake 40
Pituophis catenifer deserticola
Wandering Garter Snake 41
Thamnophis elegans vagrans
Patch-nosed Snakes 42
Salvadora
Painted Desert Glossy Snake 43
Arizona elegans philipi
Ringneck Snake 44
Diadophis punctatus
Sonoran Lyre Snake 43
Trimorphodon lambda
Sonoran Gopher Snake 15
Pituophis catenifer affinis
Sinaloan Nightsnake 45
Hypsiglena torquata
Southwestern Blind Snake 46
Rena humilis humilis
Utah Milksnake
Lampropeltis triangulum taylori
Utah Mountain Kingsnake
Lampropeltis pyromelana infralabialis
Striped Whipsnake 10
Coluber taeniatus
Long-nosed Snake 47
Rhinocheilus lecontei
Arizona Black Rattlesnake 48
Crotalus cerberus
Great Basin Rattlesnake 49
Crotalus oreganus lutosus
Western Black-Tailed Rattlesnake 50
Crotalus molossus
Grand Canyon Rattlesnake 51
Crotalus oreganus abyssus
Hopi Rattlesnake 52
Crotalus viridis nuntius
Western Tiger Salamander 53
Ambystoma mavortium
Desert Collared Lizard 29
Crotaphytus bicinctores
Ornate Tree Lizard 54
Urosaurus ornatus
Western Chorus Frog 55
Pseudacris triseriata

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