Reptiles
Total Species Count: 24
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Updated 8.9.25
Lizards
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Not pictured:
Sceloporus magister // Desert Spiny Lizard
Aspidoscelis tigris // Western Whiptail
Sceloporus poinsettii // Crevice Spiny Lizard
Callisaurus draconoides // Zebra-tailed Lizard
Aspidoscelis hyperythrus // Orange-throated Whiptail
Aspidoscelis sonorae // Sonoran Spotted Whiptail
Coleonyx variegatus // Western Banded Gecko
Elgaria multicarinata // Southern Alligator Lizard
Hemidactylus turcicus // Mediterranean House Gecko
Phelsuma laticauda // Gold Dust Day Gecko -- Photo Credit: Nate Kenny
Sceloporus clarkii // Clark's Spiny Lizard -- Photo Credit: Nate Kenny
Sceloporus cowlesi // Southwestern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis // Western Fence Lizard
Urosaurus ornatus // Ornate Tree Lizard -- Photo Credit: Nate Kenny
Uta stansburiana // Common Side-blotched Lizard
Uta stansburiana elegans // Western Side-blotched Lizard
Snakes
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Not pictured:
Pituophis catenifer affinis // Sonoran Gopher Snake
Pituophis catenifer annectens // San Diego Gopher Snake
Crotalus oreganus helleri // Southern Pacific Rattlesnake
Diadophis punctatus // Ring-necked Snake
Hypsiglena chlorophaea // Desert Nightsnake
Masticophis flagellum // Coachwhip
Thamnophis sirtalis dorsalis // New Mexico Garter Snake -- Photo Credit: Nate Kenny
Turtles
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Not pictured:
Trachemys scripta elegans // Red-eared Slider
Apalone spinifera // Spiny Softshell -- Photo Credit: Nate Kenny
Chelonia mydas // Green Sea Turtle