Mt. San Jacinto Natural History Association

Reptiles and Amphibians

(and adjacent U.S. Forest Service areas, excluding lower desert species)

Click on underlined animal name for more information.

Common name Species name General habitat type
California Newt Taricha torosa mountain streams below 9000 ft
Ensatina Ensatina eschscholtzi moist coniferous forests
California Slender Salamander Batrachoseps attenuatus moist lower elevation canyons
Garden Slender Salamander Batrachoseps major moist lower elevation canyons
Western Toad Bufo boreus moist meadows, streams, lakes
California Treefrog Hyla californiae lower elevation streams
Pacific Treefrog Hyla regilla lower elevation streams
Mountain Yellow-legged Frog Rana muscosa lower elevation streams
Granite Spiney Lizard Sceloporus orcutti rocky outcrop areas
Western Fence Lizard Sceloporus occidentalis rocky outcrop areas up to 10,000 ft
Sagebrush Lizard Sceloporus graciosus all habitats
Western Skink Eumeces skiltonianus coniferous forests to 9000 ft
Southern Alligator Lizard Gerrhonotus multicarinatus low elevations, all habitats
Rubber Boa Charina bottae ssp. Umbratica rocky outcrops, coniferous forests
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatis moist canyons, lower elevations
Striped Racer Masticophis lateralis lower elevations, chaparral
Gopher Snake Pituophis melanoleucus all habitats
California Kingsnake Lampropeltis getulus californiae lower elevations, chaparral-oak
Mountain Kingsnake Lampropeltus zonata coniferous forests
Western Rattlesnake Crotalus viridis rocky areas up to 10,000 ft
Speckled Rattlesnake Crotalus mitchelli seen in Long Valley
Two-striped Garter Snake Thamnophis couchi lower elevation streams, lakes