Below is a listing of reptile and amphibian species that have been observed in the Desert Botanical Garden. You can download the list as a PDF below.
Turtles
Western Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta belli
Desert Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata
Sonoran Mud Turtle, Kinosternon sonoriense
Yellow Mud Turtle, Kinosternon flavescens
Sonoran Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii
Bolson Tortoise, Gopherus flavomarginatus
Lizards
Leopard Lizard, Gambelia wislizenii
Collared Lizard, Crotaphytus collaris
Greater earless Lizard, Cophosaurus texanus
Zebratail Lizard, Callisaurus draconoides
Texas Horned Lizard, Phrynosoma cornutum
Roundtail Horned Lizard, Phrynosoma modestum
Clark's Spiney Lizard, Sceloporus clarkii
Desert Spiney Lizard, Sceloporus magister
Crevice Spiny Lizard, Sceloporus poinsetti
Tree Lizards, Urosaurus ornatus
Side-blotched Lizard, Uta stansburiana
Banded Gecko, Coleonyx variegatus
Canyon Spotted Whiptail Lizard, Aspidoscelis burti
Gray-checkered Whiptail Lizard, Aspidoscelis dixioni
Desert Grassland Whiptail Lizard, Aspidoscelis uniparens
Great Plains Skink, Eumeces obsoletus
Madrean Alligator Lizard, Elgaria kingii
Snakes
Western Blind Snake, Leptotyphlops humilis
Glossy Snake, Arizona elegans
Mexican Hognosed Snake, Heterodon n kinerleyii
Desert King Snake, Lampropeltis g splendida
Night Snake, Hypsiglena torquata
Longnose Snake, Rhinocheilus lecontei
Patchnose Snake, Salvadora deserticola
Blackneck Garter Snake, Thamnophis cyrtopsis
Checkered Garter Snake, Thamnophis cyrtophis
Amphibians
Couch's Spadefoot, Scaphiopus couchii
New Mexican Spadefoot, Spea multiplicata
Plains Spadefoot, Spea bombifrons
Sonoran Desert Toad, Bufo alvarius
Great Plains Toad, Bufo cognatus
Green Toad, Bufo debilis
Red-spotted Toad, Bufo punctutus
Woodhouse's Toad, Bufo woodhousii
