List of Species in Shasta County

This is a list of reptiles and amphibians that are either currently in Shasta County, may be in Shasta County, or are historically documented as having been in Shasta County.

With a single exception, I am using the Sixth Edition SSAR list for common and Latin names.

Also listed with each species is the name used in the 2003 Robert C. Stebbins field guide. Where the name differs, the Stebbins name will be in red text. This is done to make it easier to find what you are looking for if you are familiar with the naming convention used in Stebbins 2003. The page column refers to the page in Stebbins 2003 where the descriprion of the species can be found.

Reptiles

Snakes

Boas

Common Name	Latin Name	Stebbins 2003 Common	Stebbins 2003 Latin	Page
Northern Rubber Boa	Charina bottae	Rubber Boa	Charina bottae	342

Garter Snakes

Common Name	Latin Name	Stebbins 2003 Common	Stebbins 2003 Latin	Page
Mountain Gartersnake	Thamnophis elegans elegans	Mountain Garter Snake	Thamnophis elegans elegans	378
Oregon Gartersnake	Thamnophis atratus hydrophilus	Oregon Aquatic Garter Snake	Thamnophis atratus hydrophilus	382
Sierra Gartersnake	Thamnophis couchii	Sierra Garter Snake	Thamnophis couchii	381
Valley Gartersnake	Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi	Valley Garter Snake	Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi	375

Lampropeltines

Common Name	Latin Name	Stebbins 2003 Common	Stebbins 2003 Latin	Page
California Kingsnake	Lampropeltis getula californiae	California Kingsnake	Lampropeltis getula californiae	364
California Mountain Kingsnake	Lampropeltis zonata	California Mountain Kingsnake	Lampropeltis zonata	366
Pacific Gopher Snake	Pituophis catenifer catenifer	Pacific Gopher Snake	Pituophis catenifer catenifer	361

Nightsnakes

Common Name	Latin Name	Stebbins 2003 Common	Stebbins 2003 Latin	Page
California Nightsnake	Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha nuchalata	Night Snake	Hypsiglena torquata	403

Pit Vipers

Common Name	Latin Name	Stebbins 2003 Common	Stebbins 2003 Latin	Page
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake	Crotalus oreganus oreganus	Northern Pacific Rattlesnake	Crotalus viridis oreganus	414

Racers and Whipsnakes

Common Name	Latin Name	Stebbins 2003 Common	Stebbins 2003 Latin	Page
California Striped Racer	Coluber lateralis lateralis	Chaparral Whipsnake	Masticophis lateralis lateralis	353
Desert Striped Whipsnake	Coluber taeniatus taeniatus	Desert Striped Whipsnake	Coluber taeniatus taeniatus	354
Western Yellow-bellied Racer	Coluber constrictor mormon	Western Yellow-bellied Racer	Coluber constrictor mormon	351

Small Snakes

Common Name	Latin Name	Stebbins 2003 Common	Stebbins 2003 Latin	Page
Ring-necked Snake	Diadophis punctatus	Ring-necked Snake	Diadophis punctatus	345
Sharp-tailed Snake	Contia tenuis	Sharp-tailed Snake	Contia tenuis	346

Turtles

Pond Turtles

Common Name	Latin Name	Stebbins 2003 Common	Stebbins 2003 Latin	Page
Western Pond Turtle	Actinemys marmorata	Western Pond Turtle	Clemmys marmorata	249

Invasive Species

Common Name	Latin Name	Stebbins 2003 Common	Stebbins 2003 Latin	Page
Red-eared Slider	Trachemys scripta elegans	Red-eared Slider	Trachemys scripta elegans	252

Lizards

Alligator Lizards

Common Name	Latin Name	Stebbins 2003 Common	Stebbins 2003 Latin	Page
Shasta Alligator Lizard	Elgaria coerulea shastensis	Shasta Alligator Lizard	Elgaria coerulea shastensis	332
Southern Alligator Lizard	Elgaria multicarinata	Southern Alligator Lizard	Elgaria multicarinata	331

Horned Lizards

Common Name	Latin Name	Stebbins 2003 Common	Stebbins 2003 Latin	Page
Blainville’s Horned Lizard	Phrynosoma blainvillii	Coast Horned Lizard	Phrynosoma coronatum	300
*Pygmy Short-horned Lizard	Phrynosoma douglasii	Pygmy Short-horned Lizard	Phrynosoma douglasii	303

Skinks

Common Name	Latin Name	Stebbins 2003 Common	Stebbins 2003 Latin	Page
Skilton’s Skink	Plestiodon skiltonianus skiltonianus	Skilton’s Skink	Eumeces skiltonianus skiltonianus	312

Spiny Lizards

Common Name	Latin Name	Stebbins 2003 Common	Stebbins 2003 Latin	Page
Northwestern Fence Lizard	Sceloporus occidentalis occidentalis	Western Fence Lizard	Sceloporus occidentalis	288
Western Sagebrush Lizard	Sceloporus graciosus gracilis	Western Sagebrush Lizard	Sceloporus graciosus gracilis	293

Whiptail Lizards

Common Name	Latin Name	Stebbins 2003 Common	Stebbins 2003 Latin	Page
California Whiptail	Aspidoscelis tigris munda	California Whiptail	Cnemidophorus tigris mundus	326

Amphibians

Salamanders and Newts

Giant Salamanders

Common Name	Latin Name	Stebbins 2003 Common	Stebbins 2003 Latin	Page
Coastal Giant Salamander	Dicamptodon tenebrosus	Pacific Giant Salamander	Dicamptodon tenebrosus	159

Lungless Salamanders

Common Name	Latin Name	Stebbins 2003 Common	Stebbins 2003 Latin	Page
*California Slender Salamander	Batrachoseps attenuatus	California Slender Salamander	Batrachoseps attenuatus	194
Shasta Black Salamander	Aneides iëcanus	Black Salamander	Aneides flavipunctatus	178
Shasta Salamander	Hydromantes shastae	Shasta Salamander	Hydromantes shastae	196
Oregon Ensatina (intergrade)	Ensatina eschscholtzii oregonensis	Oregon Ensatina (intergrade)	Ensatina eschscholtzii oregonensis	174

Mole Salamanders

Common Name	Latin Name	Stebbins 2003 Common	Stebbins 2003 Latin	Page
Southern Long-toed Salamander	Ambystoma macrodactylum sigillatum	Southern Long-toed Salamander	Ambystoma macrodactylum sigillatum	156

Pacific Newts

Common Name	Latin Name	Stebbins 2003 Common	Stebbins 2003 Latin	Page
Rough-skinned Newt	Taricha granulosa	Rough-skinned Newt	Taricha granulosa	165
Sierra Newt	Taricha torosa sierrae	Sierra Newt	Taricha torosa sierrae	166

Frogs and Toads

Spadefoot Toads

Common Name	Latin Name	Stebbins 2003 Common	Stebbins 2003 Latin	Page
*Western Spadefoot Toad	Spea hammondii	Western Spadefoot Toad	Spea hammondii	203

Tailed Frogs

Common Name	Latin Name	Stebbins 2003 Common	Stebbins 2003 Latin	Page
Coastal Tailed Frog	Ascaphus truei	Tailed Frog	Ascaphus truei	199

Treefrogs

Common Name	Latin Name	Stebbins 2003 Common	Stebbins 2003 Latin	Page
Sierran Treefrog	Pseudacris sierra	Pacific Treefrog	Hyla regilla	222

True Frogs

Common Name	Latin Name	Stebbins 2003 Common	Stebbins 2003 Latin	Page
California Red-legged Frog	Rana draytonii	California Red-legged Frog	Rana aurora draytonii	225
Cascades Frog	Rana cascadae	Cascades Frog	Rana cascadae	230
Foothill Yellow-legged Frog	Rana boylii	Foothill Yellow-legged Frog	Rana boylii	231
*Oregon Spotted Frog	Rana pretiosa	Oregon Spotted Frog	Rana pretiosa	228

True Toads

Common Name	Latin Name	Stebbins 2003 Common	Stebbins 2003 Latin	Page
Western Toad	Anaxyrus boreas	Western Toad	Bufo boreas	208

Invasive Species

Common Name	Latin Name	Stebbins 2003 Common	Stebbins 2003 Latin	Page
American Bullfrog	Lithobates catesbeianus	Bullfrog	Rana catesbeiana	240

* Indicates no museum or user records for the species currently exist in our database