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NATIVE REPTILES OF NEVADA (18 June 2002) |
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As of the date above, the following 54 native reptile taxa are known by the Nevada Natural Heritage Program to occur presently, historically, or temporarily, within the State of Nevada. The taxa included in this list reflect the taxonomic opinions and interpretations of the Nevada Natural Heritage Program, and may therefore differ from lists originating elsewhere. We welcome documentation for taxa that should be added to or removed from this list. Some of the following taxa are tracked on the at-risk animal tracking list or the watch-list of the Nevada Natural Heritage Program. Further information is available on-line for most of these taxa in our Detailed Rare Animal List, and for some taxa in other lists or reports, or as maps or images. General information is available for nearly all taxa on the NatureServe Explorer web site. This list may be printed from your browser on letter-size paper in portrait format with 0.5-inch side margins. Click on the heading at the top of a column for an explanation of that column. |
Scientific Name Common Name Srank Arizona elegans glossy snake S4 Callisaurus draconoides zebra-tailed lizard S5 Charina bottae rubber boa S4 Chionactis occipitalis western shovel-nosed snake S4 Clemmys marmorata marmorata northwestern pond turtle S3 Cnemidophorus tigris western whiptail S5 Coleonyx variegatus western banded gecko S3 Coluber constrictor mormon western yellow-bellied racer S5 Crotalus atrox western diamondback rattlesnake S4 Crotalus cerastes sidewinder S4 Crotalus mitchellii speckled rattlesnake S3 Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus Mojave green rattlesnake S4 Crotalus viridis lutosus Great Basin rattlesnake S5 Crotaphytus bicinctores Great Basin collared lizard S4 Diadophis punctatus ringneck snake S3 Dipsosaurus dorsalis desert iguana S4 Elgaria coerulea palmeri Sierra alligator lizard S2S3 Eumeces gilberti rubricaudatus western red-tailed skink S2S3 Eumeces skiltonianus skiltonianus Skilton skink S4 Eumeces skiltonianus utahensis Great Basin skink S4 Gambelia wislizenii leopard lizard S4 Gopherus agassizii desert tortoise (Mojave Desert pop) S4 Heloderma suspectum cinctum banded gila monster S2 Hypsiglena torquata night snake S5 Lampropeltis getula californiae California kingsnake S5 Lampropeltis pyromelana Sonoran mountain kingsnake S3 Leptotyphlops humilis western blind snake S4 Masticophis flagellum coachwhip S5 Masticophis taeniatus striped whipsnake S5 Phrynosoma douglasii short-horned lizard S? Phrynosoma hernandesi short-horned lizard S4 Phrynosoma platyrhinos calidiarum southern desert horned lizard S4 Phrynosoma platyrhinos platyrhinos northern desert horned lizard S4 Phyllorhynchus decurtatus perkinsi western leaf-nosed snake S4 Pituophis catenifer deserticola Great Basin gopher snake S5 Pseudemys rubriventris red-bellied turtle S? Rhinocheilus lecontei long-nosed snake S5 Salvadora hexalepis western patch-nosed snake S5 Sauromalus obesus common chuckwalla S3S4 Sceloporus graciosus graciosus northern sagebrush lizard S4 Sceloporus magister desert spiny lizard S5 Sceloporus occidentalis western fence lizard S5 Sceloporus undulatus eastern fence lizard S? Sonora semiannulata ground snake S5 Tantilla hobartsmithi southwestern black-headed snake S? Thamnophis couchii western aquatic garter snake S3 Thamnophis elegans western terrestrial garter snake S4 Thamnophis eques Mexican garter snake SH Thamnophis sirtalis common garter snake S3 Trimorphodon biscutatus lambda Sonoran lyre snake S3 Urosaurus graciosus graciosus western brush lizard S? Urosaurus ornatus tree lizard S? Uta stansburiana side-blotched lizard S5 Xantusia vigilis vigilis common night lizard S4 |
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Last updated on 6/18/2002 Return to Nevada Natural Heritage Program home page |