Quail Ridge Herp Board Guide Salamanders & Newts –California slender salamander, California Newt, Ensatina, Arboreal salamander Lizards –Fence, southern alligator, western skink Frogs & Toads –Pacific Treefrog, Western Toad, Bullfrog Snakes –Ringneck, sharp-tailed, gopher, king Other –Scorpions, mice
Salamanders and Newts Slender Salamander Batrachoseps attenuatus ( cm) California Newt, Taricha toroso ( cm)
Arboreal Salamander, Aneides lugubris ( cm, 2.3 – 4 inches) Ensatina, Ensatina eschscholtzi (3.8 – 8.1 cm, 1.5 – 3.2 inches) Salamanders Continued
Lizards Southern alligator lizard Elgaria multicarinatus Longer, slender head than fence lizard, larger ( cm, inches) Western fence lizard Sceloporus occidaentalis Males have blue belly markings (5.7 – 8.9 cm, 2.25 – 3.25 inches)
Lizards Continued Western Skink Eumeces skiltonianus -Yellow stripes - Blue tail (5.4 – 8.6 cm, 2.2 – 3.4 inches) California whiptail lizards Cnemidophorus tigris ( cm, inches)
Snakes (small) Ringneck snake Diadophis punctatus ( cm; inches ) Sharptailed snake Contius tenuis (20 to 45 cm; inches), Night snake Hypsiglena torquata ( cm; inches)
Snakes (larger) Common Kingsnake Lampropeltus getula ( cm; inches) Gopher snake Pituophis melanoleucus ( cm; inches) Common Garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis ( cm; inches) California Whipsnake Masticophis lateralis (75 to 152 cm; 30 to 60 inches)
But also, Western Rattlesnake Crotalus viridis ( cm; inches)
Other: Scorpion Deer Mouse Peromyscus manicalatus Tail is smaller than body+tail length Brush Mouse Peromyscus boylii Tail is equal to or longer than body+tail length