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Reptiles and Amphibians at Cibola National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Arizona. Published by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS).
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Reptiles and Amphibians
Cibola National Wildlife Refuge
Class Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order Anura (Toads, frogs, and
treefrogs)
Family Bufonidae
(Toads)
Great Plains Toad
Bufo cognatus
Red-Spotted Toad
Bufo punctatus
Woodhouse’s toad
B. woodhousii woodhousii
Couch Spadefoot Toad
Scaphiopus couchii
Family Ranidae
Bullfrog
Rana catesbeiana
Class Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order Crocodylia (Alligators,
caimans, lizards, and iguanian
lizards)
Lizards
Western Banded Gecko
Coleonyx variegatus
Desert Iguana
Dipsosaurus dorsalis
Chuckwalla
Sauromalus obesus
Desert Collared Lizard
Crotaphytus insularis
Leopard Lizard
Gambelia wislizenii
Desert Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus magister
Side-blotched Lizard
Uta stansburiana
Long-tailed Brush Lizard
Urosaurus graciosus
Tree Lizard
Urosaurus omatus
Desert Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma platyrhinos
Zebra-tailed Lizard
Callisaurus draconoides
Western Whiptail
Cnemidophorus tigris
Order Squamata (Snakes)
Family Colubridae
(Typical snakes)
Western Blind Snake
Leptotyphlops humilis
Coachwhip
Masticophis flagellum
Western Patch-nosed
Salvadora hexalepis
Glossy Snake
Arizona elegans
Banded Sand Snake
Chilomeniscus cinctus
Gopher Snake
Pituophis melanoleucus
Common Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getulus
Longnosed Snake
Rhinocheilus lecontei
Checkered Garter
Thamnophis marcianus
Western Groundsnake
Sonora semiannulata
Western Shovel-nosed
Chionactis occipitalis
Night Snake
Hypsiglena torquata
Western Diamondback**
Crotalus atrax
Sidewinder**
Crotalus cerastes
Mohave Rattlesnake**
Crotalus scutulatus
**Known to be poisonous
Order Testudines (Turtles and
tortoises)
Family Trionychidae
(Softshell turtles)
Spiny softshell turtles
Trionyx spiniferus
Desert Tortoise
Gopherus agassizii
It is unlawful to harass or disturb
any wildlife within the refuge.
February 2018
Top, Desert tortoise. Left, Sideblotched Lizard. Above, Mojave
rattlesnake / USFWS Photographs