Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
This list of reptiles of California includes the snakes, turtles and lizards found in the US state of California. Endemic species. Introduced species. Lizards
Reptiles will also need the perfect-sized terrarium and toys for enrichment, along with the right handling and the correct substrate. To find out the best types of reptiles you can keep as a pet ...
The desert night lizard attains a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 1.5 to 2.75 in (3.8 to 7.0 cm) with a tail roughly the same length. The lizard's coloring is usually grey, yellow-brownish, or olive. Despite their name, night lizards are active during the day.
Anniella alexanderae Pappenfuss & Parham, 2013 – Temblor legless lizard; Anniella campi Pappenfuss & Parham, 2013 – southern Sierra legless lizard; Anniella geronimensis Shaw, 1940 – Baja California legless lizard; Anniella grinnelli Pappenfuss & Parham, 2013 – Bakersfield legless lizard; Anniella pulchra Gray 1852 – California ...
Troodos lizard Phoenicolacerta troodica Terminology and scalation of lacertids. The Lacertidae are the family of the wall lizards, true lizards, or sometimes simply lacertas, which are native to Afro-Eurasia. It is a diverse family with at about 360 species in 39 genera. They represent the dominant group of reptiles found in Europe.
Notably, unlike many other Californian reptiles, Anniella pulchra has genetic lineages endemic to Central California, with two being exclusive to the San Joaquin Valley and Carrizo Plain. Their research has also revealed that due to urban development, only one of the three localities of the Anniella pulchra located in the Bakersfield region ...
The San Diego horned lizard is no longer present in many sections of Southern California due to urbanization, and other types of habitat loss. [10] The population of horned lizards are declining because of habitat loss or degradation, hunting or capturing by humans and an increase of invasive species of Argentine ants. [13]
Urosaurus nigricauda is a species of lizard. Common names for this species include the Baja California brush lizard, black-tailed brush lizard, and small-scaled tree lizard. Its range includes southern California, Baja California, and nearby Pacific islands. [1] [2]