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Herpetofauna of the Sierra Nevada

Reptiles and amphibians found in the Sierra Nevada mountains and foothills of California.

Northern Rubber Boa 1
Charina bottae
California Striped Racer 2
Coluber lateralis lateralis
California Nightsnake 3
Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha nuchalata
Coralbelly Ringneck Snake 3
Diadophis punctatus pulchellus
California King Snake 4
Lampropeltis californiae
California Mountain Kingsnake
Lampropeltis zonata
Sharp-tailed Snake 5
Contia tenuis
Gopher Snake 6
Pituophis catenifer
Western Aquatic Garter Snake 3
Thamnophis couchii
Common Garter Snake 7
Thamnophis sirtalis
Mountain Garter Snake 8
Thamnophis elegans elegans
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake 9
Crotalus oreganus oreganus
Gilbert's Skink 10
Plestiodon gilberti
Sierra Fence Lizard 3
Sceloporus occidentalis taylori
Sierra Alligator Lizard 11
Elgaria coerulea palmeri
Western Sagebrush Lizard 12
Sceloporus graciosus gracilis
California Toad 2
Anaxyrus boreas halophilus
Sierran Treefrog 13
Pseudacris sierra
Southern Mountain Yellow-legged Frog 14
Rana muscosa
Yosemite Toad 15
Anaxyrus canorus
Foothill Yellow-legged Frog 16
Rana boylii
Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog 17
Rana sierrae
Southern Long-toed Salamander 3
Ambystoma macrodactylum sigillatum
Hell Hollow Slender Salamander 18
Batrachoseps diabolicus
Gregarious Slender Salamander 19
Batrachoseps gregarius
Kings River Slender Salamander 20
Batrachoseps regius
Sequoia Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps kawia
Mount Lyell Salamander 14
Hydromantes platycephalus
Limestone Salamander 13
Hydromantes brunus
Sierra Nevada Ensatina 21
Ensatina eschscholtzii platensis
Sierra Newt 3
Taricha sierrae
Arboreal Salamander 22
Aneides lugubris
California Red-legged Frog 23
Rana draytonii

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