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Checklist A: Amphibians and reptiles of the Tucson Mountains

(Asterisks indicate species we believe likely but for which confirmation is needed)

AMPHIBIANS

• Spadefoot toad (Scaphiopus couchi)
• Red-spotted toad (Bufo punctatus)
• Colorado River toad (Bufo alvarius)

REPTILES

Lizards

• Banded gecko (Coleonyx variegatus)
• Zebra-tailed lizard (Callisaurus draconoides)
• Desert spiny lizard (Sceloporus magister)
• Clark's spiny lizard (Sceloporus clarki)
• Tree lizard (Uta ornata)
• Side blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana) *
• Regal horned toad (Phrynosoma solare)
• Western whiptail (Cnemidophorus tigris)
• Checkered whiptail (Cnemidophorus tessellatus) *
• Gila monster (Heloderma suspectusm)

Snakes

• Western worm snake (Leptotyphlops humilus)
• Western hog-nosed snake (Heterodon nasicus)
• Saddled leaf-nosed snake (Phyllorhynchus browni)
• Common whipsnake (Masticophis flagellum)
• Western patch-nosed snake (Salvadora hexalepis)
• Glossy snake (Arizona elegans) *
• Gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer
• Common king snake (Lampropeltis getulus)
• Long-nosed snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei)
• Western shovel-nosed snake (Chionactis occipitalis)
• Banded sand snake (Chilomeniscus cinctus)
• Great Plains black-headed snake (Tantilla nigriceps)
• Arizona lyre snake (Trimorphodon lambda
• Spotted night snake (Hypsiglena torquata)
• Sonoran coral snake (Micruroides euryxanthus) *
• Western diamond back rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)
• Moave rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus)
• Tiger rattlesnake (Crotalus tigris)

From the Gates Pass Area Neighborhood Association Newsletter, Winter 2000

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