Life list for Robert Hess

Life list for Robert Hess

Families

29

Genera

64

Species

114

Subspecies

61

Frogs and Toads

True Toads - Bufonidae

Northern American Toads

Anaxyrus

Western Toad

Anaxyrus boreas

Baird & Giard, 1852

Southern California Toad

Anaxyrus boreas halophilus

Baird and Girard, 1853

Red-spotted Toad

Anaxyrus punctatus

Baird and Girard, 1852

Central American Toads

Incilius

Sonoran Desert Toad

Incilius alvarius

Girard, 1859

Neotropical Beaked Toads

Rhinella

Cane Toad

Rhinella marina

Linnaeus, 1758

Treefrogs - Hylidae

North American Treefrogs

Dryophytes

Canyon Treefrog

Dryophytes arenicolor

Cope, 1866

Western Chorus Frogs

Hyliola

California Chorus Frog

Hyliola cadaverina

(Cope), 1866

Baja California Chorus Frog

Hyliola hypochondriaca

(Hallowell), 1854

Sierra Chorus Frog

Hyliola sierra

(Jameson, et al., 1966

True Frogs - Ranidae

American Water Frogs

Lithobates

Rio Grande Leopard Frog

Lithobates berlandieri

Baird, 1854

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

Shaw, 1802

True Frogs

Rana

Foothill Yellow-legged Frog

Rana boylii

Baird, 1854

California Red-legged Frog

Rana draytonii

Baird & Girard, 1852

Mountain Yellow-legged Frog

Rana muscosa

Camp, 1917

North American Spadefoot Toads - Scaphiopodidae

Western Spadefoot Toads

Spea

Western Spadefoot Toad

Spea hammondii

Baird, 1859

Lizards

Lateral Fold Lizards - Anguidae

Legless Lizards

Anniella

California Legless Lizard

Anniella pulchra

GRAY, 1852

Western Alligator Lizards

Elgaria

Northern Alligator Lizard

Elgaria coerulea

(WIEGMANN), 1828

San Francisco Alligator Lizard

Elgaria coerulea coerulea

(WIEGMANN), 1828

Southern Alligator Lizard

Elgaria multicarinata

(BLAINVILLE), 1835

California Alligator Lizard

Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata

(BLAINVILLE), 1835

San Diego Alligator Lizard

Elgaria multicarinata webbii

(BAIRD), 1858

Chameleons - Chamaeleonidae

Horned Chameleons

Trioceros

Jackson's Chameleon

Trioceros jacksonii

Boulenger, 1896

Collared and Leopard Lizards - Crotaphytidae

Collared Lizards

Crotaphytus

Great Basin Collared Lizard

Crotaphytus bicinctores

Smith & Tanner, 1972

Eastern Collared Lizard

Crotaphytus collaris

Say, 1823

Baja California Collared Lizard

Crotaphytus vestigium

Smith & Tanner, 1972

Leopard Lizards

Gambelia

Bluntnose Leopard Lizard

Gambelia sila

Stenjeger, 1890

Longnose Leopard Lizard

Gambelia wislizenii

Baird & Girard, 1852

Anoles - Dactyloidae

Anoles

Anolis

Green Anole

Anolis carolinensis

Voigt, 1832

Eyelid Geckos - Eublepharidae

Banded Geckos

Coleonyx

Western Banded Gecko

Coleonyx variegatus

Baird, 1859

Desert Banded Gecko

Coleonyx variegatus variegatus

Baird, 1859

Geckos & Legless Lizards - Gekkonidae

Leaf-toed Geckos

Hemidactylus

Asian House Gecko

Hemidactylus frenatus

Schlegel, 1836

Mediterranean House Gecko

Hemidactylus turcicus

Linnaeus, 1758

Turkish House Gecko

Hemidactylus turcicus turcicus

Linnaeus, 1758

Scaly-toed Geckos

Lepidodactylus

Mourning Gecko

Lepidodactylus lugubris

DumÉril & Bibron, 1836

Boettger, 1880

Gila Monsters - Helodermatidae

Gila Monsters

Heloderma

Gila Monster

Heloderma suspectum

COPE, 1869

Reticulate Gila Monster

Heloderma suspectum suspectum

COPE, 1869

Iguanas - Iguanidae

Desert Iguanas

Dipsosaurus

Desert Iguana

Dipsosaurus dorsalis

Baird & Girard, 1852

Northern Desert Iguana

Dipsosaurus dorsalis dorsalis

Baird and Girard, 1852

Duméril, 1856

Lacertids - Lacertidae

Rafinesque-schmaltz, 1810

North American Iguanids - Phrynosomatidae

Zebratail Lizards

Callisaurus

Zebratail Lizard

Callisaurus draconoides

Blainville, 1835

Mojave Zebratail Lizard

Callisaurus draconoides rhodostictus

Cope, 1896

Earless Lizards

Cophosaurus

Greater Earless Lizard

Cophosaurus texanus

Troschel, 1850

Rock Lizards

Petrosaurus

Banded Rock Lizard

Petrosaurus mearnsi

Stejneger, 1894

Horned Lizards

Phrynosoma

Blainville's Horned Lizard

Phrynosoma blainvillii

Gray, 1839

Flat-tail Horned Lizard

Phrynosoma mcallii

Hallowell, 1852

Desert Horned Lizard

Phrynosoma platyrhinos

Girard, 1852

Southern Desert Horned Lizard

Phrynosoma platyrhinos calidiarum

Cope, 1896

Baird & Girard, 1852

Sceloporus graciosus

Baird & Girard, 1852

Southern Sagebrush Lizard

Sceloporus graciosus vandenburgianus

Cope, 1896

Yarrow's Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus jarrovii

Cope, 1875

Desert Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus magister

Hallowell, 1854

Desert Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus magister magister

Hallowell, 1854

Western Fence Lizard

Sceloporus occidentalis

Baird & Girard, 1852

San Joaquin Fence Lizard

Sceloporus occidentalis biseriatus

Hallowell, 1854

Coast Range Fence Lizard

Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii

Boulenger, 1885

Great Basin Fence Lizard

Sceloporus occidentalis longipes

Baird, 1858

Sierra Fence Lizard

Sceloporus occidentalis taylori

Camp, 1916

Granite Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus orcutti

Stejneger, 1893

Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus uniformis

Cope, 1864

Fringe-toed Lizards

Uma

Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard

Cope, 1895

Urosaurus graciosus

Hallowell, 1854

Western Brush Lizard

Urosaurus graciosus graciosus

Hallowell, 1854

Blacktail Brush Lizard

Urosaurus nigricauda

Cope, 1864

Tree Lizard

Urosaurus ornatus

Baird & Girard, 1852

Side-blotched Lizards

Uta

Common Side-blotched Lizard

Uta stansburiana

Baird & Girard, 1852

Western Side-blotched Lizard

Uta stansburiana elegans

Yarrow, 1882

Geckos - Phyllodactylidae

Leaf-toed Geckos

Phyllodactylus

Insular Leaf-toed Gecko

Phyllodactylus nocticolus

Dixon, 1964

Peninsula Leaf-toed Gecko

Phyllodactylus nocticolus nocticolus

Dixon, 1964

Skinks - Scincidae

Toothy Skinks

Plestiodon

Gilbert's Skink

Plestiodon gilberti

Van DenBurgh, 1896

Greater Brown Skink

Plestiodon gilberti gilberti

Van DenBurge, 1896

Western Red-tailed Skink

Plestiodon gilberti rubricaudatus

Taylor, 1935

Western Skink

Plestiodon skiltonianus

Baird and Girard, 1852

Coronado Skink

Plestiodon skiltonianus interparietalis

Tanner, 1958

Skilton's Skink

Plestiodon skiltonianus skiltonianus

Baird and Girard, 1852

Tegus - Teiidae

Whiptails

Aspidoscelis

Orange-throated Whiptail

Aspidoscelis hyperythrus

(COPE), 1863

Belding's Orange-throated Whiptail

Aspidoscelis hyperythrus beldingi

Stejneger, 1894

Sonoran Spotted Whiptail

Aspidoscelis sonorae

(LOWE & WRIGHT), 1964

Tiger Whiptail

Aspidoscelis tigris

(BAIRD & GIRARD), 1852

Coastal Whiptail

Aspidoscelis tigris stejnegeri

(VAN DENBURGH), 1894

Great Basin Whiptail

Aspidoscelis tigris tigris

(BAIRD & GIRARD), 1852

Night Lizards - Xantusiidae

Stejneger, 1893

Baird, 1859

Xantusia vigilis vigilis

Baird, 1858

Salamanders

Mole Salamanders - Ambystomatidae

American Giant Salamanders

Dicamptodon

California Giant Salamander

Dicamptodon ensatus

Eschscholtz, 1833

Lungless Salamanders - Plethodontidae

Climbing Salamanders

Aneides

Black Salamander

Aneides flavipunctatus

Strauch, 1870

Santa Cruz Black Salamander

Aneides flavipunctatus niger

Myers & Maslin, 1948

Hallowell, 1849

California Slender Salamander

Batrachoseps attenuatus

Eschscholtz, 1833

San Gabriel Mountains Slender Salamander

Batrachoseps gabrieli

Wake, 1996

Gregarious Slender Salamander

Batrachoseps gregarius

Jockusch, Wake & Yanev, 1998

Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander

Batrachoseps luciae

Jockusch, Wake & Yanev, 2001

Garden Slender Salamander

Batrachoseps major

Camp, 1915

Garden Slender Salamander

Batrachoseps major major

Camp, 1915

Black-bellied Slender Salamander

Batrachoseps nigriventris

Cope, 1869

Tehachapi Slender Salamander

Batrachoseps stebbinsi

Brame & Murray, 1968

Ensatinas

Ensatina

Ensatina

Ensatina eschscholtzii

Gray, 1850

Yellow-blotched Ensatina

Ensatina eschscholtzii croceater

Cope, 1869

Monterey Ensatina

Ensatina eschscholtzii eschscholtzii

Gray, 1850

Yellow-eyed Ensatina

Ensatina eschscholtzii xanthoptica

Stebbins, 1949

Four-toed Salamanders

Hemidactylium

Four-toed Salamander

Hemidactylium scutatum

Temminck & Schlegel, 1838

Woodland Salamanders

Plethodon

Eastern Red-backed Salamander

Plethodon cinereus

Green, 1818

Newts and Fire Salamanders - Salamandridae

Taricha

Skilton, 1849

Twitty, 1935

(Twitty), 1942

Rathke, 1833

Taricha torosa torosa

Rathke, 1833

Snakes

Boas and Anacondas - Boidae

Rosy Boas

Lichanura

Rosy Boa

Lichanura trivirgata

COPE, 1861

Advanced Snakes - Colubridae

Arizona

Kennicott, 1859

Arizona elegans eburnata

Klauber, 1946

Shovel-nosed Snakes

Chionactis

Western Shovelnose Snake

Chionactis occipitalis

Hallowell, 1854

Mojave Shovelnose Snake

Chionactis occipitalis occipitalis

Hallowell, 1854

Common Racers

Coluber

Racer

Coluber constrictor

Linnaeus, 1758

Western Yellowbelly Racer

Coluber constrictor mormon

(BAIRD & GIRARD), 1852

Sharptail Snakes

Contia

Forest Sharptail Snake

Contia longicaudae

FELDMAN & HOYER, 2010

Sharptail Snake

Contia tenuis

(BAIRD & GIRARD), 1852

Ringneck Snakes

Diadophis

Ringneck Snake

Diadophis punctatus

Linnaeus, 1766

Pacific Ringneck Snake

Diadophis punctatus amabilis

Baird & Girard, 1853

San Bernadino Ringneck Snake

Diadophis punctatus modestus

Bocourt, 1866

Night Snakes

Hypsiglena

Coast Night Snake

Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus

COPE, 1860

San Diego Night Snake

Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus klauberi

TANNER, 1944

California Night Snake

Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus nuchalata

(TANNER), 1943

King Snakes & Milk Snakes

Lampropeltis

California Kingsnake

Lampropeltis californiae

(BLAINVILLE), 1835

California Mountain Kingsnake

Lampropeltis zonata

(LOCKINGTON), 1835

San Bernadino Mountain Kingsnake

Lampropeltis zonata parvirubra

Zweifel, 1952

Whipsnakes

Masticophis

Coachwhip

Masticophis flagellum

(SHAW), 1802

Red Coachwhip

Masticophis flagellum piceus

(COPE), 1892

Striped Racer

Masticophis lateralis

(HALLOWELL), 1853

California Striped Racer

Masticophis lateralis lateralis

(HALLOWELL), 1853

Nerodia

(LINNAEUS), 1766

Spotted Leafnose Snake

Phyllorhynchus decurtatus

(COPE), 1868

Gopher Snakes

Pituophis

Gopher Snake

Pituophis catenifer

(BLAINVILLE), 1835

Sonoran Gopher Snake

Pituophis catenifer affinis

HALLOWELL, 1852

San Diego Gopher Snake

Pituophis catenifer annectens

BAIRD & GIRARD, 1853

Pacific Gopher Snake

Pituophis catenifer catenifer

(BLAINVILLE), 1835

Great Basin Gopher Snake

Pituophis catenifer deserticola

STEJNEGER , 1893

Patchnose Snakes

Salvadora

Western Patchnose Snake

Salvadora hexalepis

(COPE), 1867

Mojave Patchnose Snake

Salvadora hexalepis mojavensis

BOGERT, 1945

Coast Patchnose Snake

Salvadora hexalepis virgultea

BOGERT, 1935

Centipede Snakes

Tantilla

Western Black-headed Snake

Tantilla planiceps

(BLAINVILLE), 1835

Garter Snakes

Thamnophis

Santa Cruz Garter Snake

Thamnophis atratus

KENNICOTT, 1860

Santa Cruz Garter Snake

Thamnophis atratus atratus

(KENNICOTT), 1860

Diablo Range Garter Snake

Thamnophis atratus zaxanthus

BOUNDY, 1999

Western Aquatic Garter Snake

Thamnophis couchii

(KENNICOTT), 1859

Blackneck Garter Snake

Thamnophis cyrtopsis

(KENNICOTT), 1860

Western Terrestrial Garter Snake

Thamnophis elegans

(BAIRD & GIRARD), 1853

Coast Garter Snake

Thamnophis elegans terrestris

FOX, 1951

Two-striped Garter Snake

Thamnophis hammondii

(KENNICOTT), 1860

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

(LINNAEUS), 1758

Valley Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi

FOX, 1951

California Red-sided Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis

(BLAINVILLE), 1835

San Francisco Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia

(COPE in YARROW), 1875

Lyre Snakes

Trimorphodon

California Lyre Snake

Trimorphodon lyrophanes

(COPE), 1860

Blind Worm Snakes - Typhlopidae

South Asian Blindsnakes

Indotyphlops

Brahminy Blind Snake

Indotyphlops braminus

Daudin, 1803

Vipers - Viperidae

Rattlesnakes

Crotalus

Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

Crotalus atrox

Baird & Girard, 1853

Sidewinder

Crotalus cerastes

Hallowell, 1854

Colorado Desert Sidewinder

Crotalus cerastes laterorepens

Klauber, 1944

Southern Pacific Rattlesnake

Crotalus helleri

MEEK, 1905

Western black-tailed Rattlesnake

Crotalus molossus

Baird & Girard, 1853

Northern Black-tailed Rattlesnake

Crotalus molossus molossus

Baird & Girard, 1853

Western Rattlesnake

Crotalus oreganus

Holbrook, 1840

Northern Pacific Rattlesnake

Crotalus oreganus oreganus

Holbrook, 1840

Speckled Rattlesnake

Crotalus pyrrhus

Cope, 1867

Red Diamond Rattlesnake

Crotalus ruber

Cope, 1892

Mohave rattlesnake

Crotalus scutulatus

Kennicott, 1861

Northern Mojave Rattlesnake

Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus

Kennicott, 1861

Turtles

Marine Turtles - Cheloniidae

Linnaeus, 1758

Pond Turtles - Emydidae

Western Pond Turtles

Actinemys

Western Pond Turtle

Actinemys marmorata

Baird and Girard, 1852

Thunberg, 1792

Trachemys scripta elegans

Wied, 1838

Tortoises - Testudinidae

North American Burrowing Tortoises

Gopherus

Mohave Desert Tortoise

Gopherus agassizii

Cooper, 1863

Soft-shelled Turtles - Trionychidae

North American Soft-shelled Turtles

Apalone

Spiny Softshell

Apalone spinifera

LeSueur, 1827

Texas Spiny Softshell

Apalone spinifera emoryi

Agassiz, 1857