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Eldorado National Forest Amphibians and Reptiles

This guide is dedicated to the amphibians and reptiles of the Eldorado National Forest. The primary focus of this guide are amphibians and reptiles that are associated with aquatic habitats (with a few exceptions).

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California Red-legged Frog ¹
Rana draytonii

Foothill Yellow-legged Frog ²
Rana boylii

Yosemite Toad ³
Anaxyrus canorus

Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog ⁴
Rana sierrae

Western Pond Turtle ⁵
Actinemys marmorata

Long-toed Salamander ⁶
Ambystoma macrodactylum

Mount Lyell Salamander ⁷
Hydromantes platycephalus

Sierra Nevada Ensatina ⁸
Ensatina eschscholtzii platensis

Valley Garter Snake ⁹
Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi

Western Aquatic Garter Snake ¹⁰
Thamnophis couchii

Mountain Garter Snake ¹¹
Thamnophis elegans elegans

Western Toad ¹²
Anaxyrus boreas

Sierran Tree Frog ¹¹
Pseudacris sierra

Sierra Newt ¹⁰
Taricha sierrae

Northern Rubber Boa ¹³
Charina bottae

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Eldorado National Forest Amphibians and Reptiles

California Red-legged Frog 1 Rana draytonii

Foothill Yellow-legged Frog 2 Rana boylii

Yosemite Toad 3 Anaxyrus canorus

Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog 4 Rana sierrae

Western Pond Turtle 5 Actinemys marmorata

Long-toed Salamander 6 Ambystoma macrodactylum

Mount Lyell Salamander 7 Hydromantes platycephalus

Sierra Nevada Ensatina 8 Ensatina eschscholtzii platensis

Valley Garter Snake 9 Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi

Western Aquatic Garter Snake 10 Thamnophis couchii

Mountain Garter Snake 11 Thamnophis elegans elegans

Western Toad 12 Anaxyrus boreas

Sierran Tree Frog 11 Pseudacris sierra

Sierra Newt 10 Taricha sierrae

Northern Rubber Boa 13 Charina bottae