Reptiles of
Durango [Mexico]

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General remarks: The list includes only formally described species. Newly discovered, but still unnamed species are excluded. However, unnamed species or species unassigned to species level are included, if they are the only representatives of their genus in the region. Species counts exclude extinct and introduced species. Doubtful records, typically older voucher specimens of uncertain origin, have been excluded if considered questionable, as are records based on sources considered unreliable or controversial.
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Lizards (Sauria)
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Species
References
 Family Anguidae (Slowworms, etc.)
Genus Barisia (Mexican Alligator Lizards)
 
Barisia ciliaris

Northern Mexican Alligator Lizard

Auth, Smith, Brown & Lintz 2000 Lemos-Espinal & Smith 2007 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Smith & Taylor 1950 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 [as imbricata] Webb & Baker 1962 Zaldivar-Riveron, Nieto-Montes de Oca & Laclette 2005
Genus Elgaria (Western Alligator Lizards)
 
Elgaria kingii

Madrean Alligator Lizard

Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Webb & Baker 1962 Webb 1962 Webb 1970 Wermuth 1969
Genus Gerrhonotus (Eastern Alligator Lizards)
 
Gerrhonotus infernalis

Texas Alligator Lizard

Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Garcia-Vazquez & Bryson 2017 Good 1994 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 
Gerrhonotus liocephalus

Tlapancingo Alligator Lizard

Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Good 1994 [as "cf. liocephalus"] Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Ramirez-Bautista, Vasquez-Diaz & Quintero-Diaz 1998 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Webb & Baker 1962 Wermuth 1969
 
Gerrhonotus taylori

Clarines Alligator Lizard

Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Webb & Hensley 1959 Wermuth 1969
 Family Anolidae (Anoles)
Genus Norops (Brilliant Anoles)
 
Norops nebulosus

Clouded Anole

Crossin, Soule, Webb & Baker 1973 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Smith & Taylor 1950 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Webb & Baker 1962
 Family Crotaphytidae (North American Collared Lizards)
Genus Crotaphytus (Typical Collared Lizards)
 
Crotaphytus collaris

Common Collared Lizard

Auth, Smith, Brown & Lintz 2000 Axtell & Webb 1995 Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Chrapliwy & Fugler 1955 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Heimes 2022 Jones & Lovich (eds.) 2009 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
Genus Gambelia (North American Leopard Lizards)
 
Gambelia wislizenii

Long-nosed Leopard Lizard

Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Heimes 2022 Jones & Lovich (eds.) 2009 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 McGuire 1996 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 Family Eublepharidae (Eyelid Geckos)
Genus Coleonyx (Banded Eyelid Geckos)
 
Coleonyx brevis

Texas Banded Gecko

Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Dixon 1970 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Jones & Lovich (eds.) 2009 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Seufer, Kaverkin & Kirschner (eds.) 2005 Smith & Taylor 1950 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 
Coleonyx fasciatus

Black-banded Gecko

Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018
 Family Helodermatidae (Beaded Lizards)
Genus Heloderma (Beaded Lizards)
 
Heloderma exasperatum

Rio Fuerte Beaded Lizard

Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014
 
Heloderma horridum

West Mexican Beaded Lizard

Ahumada-Carillo, Hernandez-Jimenez & Garcia-Vazquez 2011 [as horridum] Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Muniz-Martinez & Rojas-Perez 2009 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 Family Iguanidae (Greater Iguanas)
Genus Ctenosaura (Northern Spiny-tailed Iguanas)
 
Ctenosaura pectinata

West Mexican Spiny-tailed Iguana

Crossin, Soule, Webb & Baker 1973 Heimes 2022 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Smith & Taylor 1950 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Webb & Baker 1962
 Family Phrynosomatidae (North American Lesser Iguanas)
Genus Cophosaurus (Greater Earless Lizard)
 
Cophosaurus texanus

Greater Earless Lizard

Auth, Smith, Brown & Lintz 2000 Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Chrapliwy & Fugler 1955 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Heimes 2022 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Smith & Taylor 1950 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
Genus Holbrookia (Lesser Earless Lizards)
 
Holbrookia approximans

Blue-bellied Earless Lizard

Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 [as maculata] Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Heimes 2022 Jones & Lovich (eds.) 2009 [as maculata] Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Smith & Taylor 1950 [as maculata dickersonae] Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 
Holbrookia elegans

Mexican Earless Lizard

Heimes 2022 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Muniz-Martinez, Valdez-Lares & Ramirez-Noya 2014
Genus Phrynosoma (Horned Lizards)
 
Phrynosoma cornutum

Texas Horned Lizard

Auth, Smith, Brown & Lintz 2000 Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Heimes 2022 Jones & Lovich (eds.) 2009 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Price 1990 Smith & Taylor 1950 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 
Phrynosoma modestum

Round-tailed Horned Lizard

Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Smith & Taylor 1950 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 
Phrynosoma orbiculare

Mountain Horned Lizard

Auth, Smith, Brown & Lintz 2000 Heimes 2022 Lemos-Espinal & Smith 2007 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Moreno-Barajas, Rodriguez-Romero, Velazquez-Rodriguez & Aragon-Martinez 2013 Smith & Taylor 1950 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 
Phrynosoma ornatissimum

Southern Short-horned Lizard

Auth, Smith, Brown & Lintz 2000 Heimes 2022 Jones & Lovich (eds.) 2009 Lemos-Espinal & Smith 2007 [as hernandesi] Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Montanucci 2015 Smith & Flores-Villela 1994 Smith & Taylor 1950 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 [as hernandesi]
Genus Sceloporus (Northern Spiny Lizards)
 
Sceloporus albiventris

Western White-bellied Spiny Lizard

Heimes 2022 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez & Garcia-Vazquez 2015
 
Sceloporus bimaculosus

Twin-spotted Spiny Lizard

Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Heimes 2022 Jones & Lovich (eds.) 2009 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Smith & Flores-Villela 1994 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez & Garcia-Vazquez 2015 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 
Sceloporus brownorum

Durango Bunchgrass Lizard

Auth, Smith, Brown & Lintz 2000 Grummer & Bryson 2014 Heimes 2022 Ponce-Campos & Huerta-Ortega 1999 Smith, Watkins-Colwell, Lemos-Espinal & Chiszar 1997 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez & Garcia-Vazquez 2015
 
Sceloporus bulleri

Jaliscan Spiny Lizard

Heimes 2022 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Webb & Baker 1962 Webb 1967
 
Sceloporus clarkii

Southwestern Spiny Lizard

Crossin, Soule, Webb & Baker 1973 Heimes 2022 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez & Garcia-Vazquez 2015 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 
Sceloporus cowlesi

Southwestern Fence Lizard

Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Heimes 2022 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018
 
Sceloporus edbelli

Durangan Undulate Spiny Lizard

Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 [as belli] Lemos-Espinal & Smith 2007 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Ballinger, Smith & Chiszar 1998 [as S. undulatus belli] Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez & Garcia-Vazquez 2015 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 
Sceloporus grammicus

Mesquite Lizard

Auth, Smith, Brown & Lintz 2000 Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Chrapliwy & Fugler 1955 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Heimes 2022 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Smith & Taylor 1950 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Webb & Baker 1962
 
Sceloporus heterolepis

Southern Odd-scaled Spiny Lizard

Heimes 2022 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez & Garcia-Vazquez 2015
 
Sceloporus horridus

Mexican Rough Spiny Lizard

Heimes 2022 Smith & Taylor 1950 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 
Sceloporus jarrovii

Mountain Spiny Lizard

Auth, Smith, Brown & Lintz 2000 Axtell & Axtell 1971 Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Jones & Lovich (eds.) 2009 Lemos-Espinal & Smith 2007 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Liner 1966 Smith & Taylor 1950 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez & Garcia-Vazquez 2015 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Webb & Baker 1962 Webb & Hensley 1959
 
Sceloporus lemosespinali

Chihuahua Graphic Lizard

Heimes 2022 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez & Garcia-Vazquez 2015
 
Sceloporus lineolateralis

Durangan Lined Spiny Lizard

Auth, Smith, Brown & Lintz 2000 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Heimes 2022 Smith & Taylor 1950 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Webb & Hensley 1959
 
Sceloporus maculosus

Rio Nazas Spiny Lizard

Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Heimes 2022 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Smith & Taylor 1950 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 
Sceloporus melanogaster

Black-bellied Spiny Lizard

Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 [as S. torquatus] Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez & Garcia-Vazquez 2015 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 [as S. torquatus] Webb & Hensley 1959
 
Sceloporus melanorhinus

Black-nosed Spiny Lizard

Heimes 2022 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez & Garcia-Vazquez 2015
 
Sceloporus merriami

Canyon Lizard

Conant & Collins 1991 Heimes 2022 Jones & Lovich (eds.) 2009 Lemos-Espinal & Smith 2007 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Webb 1982
 
Sceloporus nelsoni

Sinaloan Spiny Lizard

Crossin, Soule, Webb & Baker 1973 Heimes 2022 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez & Garcia-Vazquez 2015 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Webb & Baker 1962
 
Sceloporus poinsettii

Northern Crevice Spiny Lizard

Auth, Smith, Brown & Lintz 2000 Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Chrapliwy & Fugler 1955 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Heimes 2022 Jones & Lovich (eds.) 2009 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Smith & Chrapliwy 1958 Smith & Taylor 1950 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez & Garcia-Vazquez 2015 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Webb & Baker 1962
 
Sceloporus shannonorum

Northern Odd-scaled Spiny Lizard

Heimes 2022 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Webb 1969
 
Sceloporus slevini

Arizona Bunchgrass Lizard

Heimes 2022 Lemos-Espinal & Smith 2007 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Smith & Taylor 1950 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez & Garcia-Vazquez 2015 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Webb, Smith, Chiszar & Watkins-Colwell 1996
 
Sceloporus spinosus

Eastern Mexican Spiny Lizard

Heimes 2022 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Smith & Taylor 1950 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 
Sceloporus unicanthalis

Southwestern Bunchgrass Lizard

Grummer & Bryson 2014 Heimes 2022 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Webb, Smith, Chiszar & Watkins-Colwell 1996
 
Sceloporus virgatus

Striped Plateau Lizard

Heimes 2022
Genus Uma (North American Fringe-toed Lizards)
 
Uma paraphygas

Chihuahua Fringe-toed Lizard

Castaneda-Gaytan, Gadsden, Lopez-Corrujedo & Estrada-Rodriguez 2003 Heimes 2022 Lemos-Espinal & Smith 2007 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
Genus Urosaurus (North American Tree Lizards)
 
Urosaurus bicarinatus

Tropical Tree Lizard

Crossin, Soule, Webb & Baker 1973 Heimes 2022 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 
Urosaurus ornatus

Common Tree Lizard

Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
Genus Uta (Side-blotched Lizards)
 
Uta stansburiana

Common Side-blotched Lizard

Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 [as stejnegeri] Heimes 2022 Lemos-Espinal & Smith 2007 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Smith & Taylor 1950 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 Family Phyllodactylidae (Leaf-toed Geckos)
Genus Phyllodactylus (American Leaf-toed Geckos)
 
Phyllodactylus saxatilis

Stone Yellow-bellied Leaf-toed Gecko

Lemos-Espinal & Smith 2007 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 [as P. tuberculosus] Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 [as P. tuberculosus] Wermuth 1965
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Plestiodon (Blue-tailed Skinks)
 
Plestiodon bilineatus

Two-lined Short-nosed Skink

Auth, Smith, Brown & Lintz 2000 Brandley, Ota, Hikida, Montes de Oca, Feria-Ortiz, Guo & Wang 2012 Bryson, Linkem, Pavon-Vazquez, Nieto-Montes de Oca, Klicka & McCormack 2017 Dixon 1969 Legler & Webb 1960 Lemos-Espinal & Smith 2007 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Robinson 1979 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Webb & Baker 1962
 
Plestiodon brevirostris

Short-nosed Skink

Canseco-Marquez, Mendoza-Quijano, Ponce-Campos 2007 Smith & Taylor 1950 Zweifel 1954
 
Plestiodon callicephalus

North American Mountain Skink

Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018
 
Plestiodon indubitus

Mexican Short-nosed Skink

Auth, Smith & Chiszar 1997 Robinson 1979
 
Plestiodon lynxe

Oak Forest Skink

Auth, Smith, Brown & Lintz 2000 Bryson, Linkem, Pavon-Vazquez, Nieto-Montes de Oca, Klicka & McCormack 2017 Legler & Webb 1960 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Parker 1960 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 
Plestiodon obsoletus

Great Plains Skink

Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Hall 1976 Jones & Lovich (eds.) 2009 Lemos-Espinal & Smith 2007 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
Genus Scincella (South Asian and American Ground Skinks)
 
Scincella lateralis

North American Ground Skink

Garcia-Vazquez, Canseco-Marquez & Nieto-Montes de Oca 2010 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Smith, Auth & Chiszar 1997 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 Family Teiidae (Greater Tejus)
Genus Aspidoscelis (Northern Whiptails)
 
Aspidoscelis costatus

Western Mexican Whiptail

Crossin, Soule, Webb & Baker 1973 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Webb & Baker 1962
 
Aspidoscelis inornatus

Lesser Striped Whiptail

Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Maslin & Secoy 1986 Tanner 1987 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Webb & Hensley 1959 Williams 1968
 
Aspidoscelis marmoratus

Marbled Whiptail

Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 [as tigris] Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Maslin & Secoy 1986 Smith & Taylor 1950 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Zweifel 1959
 
Aspidoscelis scalaris

Plateau Spotted Whiptail

Auth, Smith, Brown & Lintz 2000 Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 [as gularis] Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Jones & Lovich (eds.) 2009 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 [as gularis] Maslin & Secoy 1986 Smith & Taylor 1950 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Walker 1981
 Family Xantusiidae (Night Lizards)
Genus Xantusia (Northern Night Lizards)
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Xantusia bolsonae

Bolson Night Lizard

Flores-Villela, Sanchez-Herrera & Bezy 1990 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Leavitt, Bezy, Crandall & Sites 2007 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 
Xantusia extorris

Durangan Night Lizard

Bezy & Flores-Villela 1999 Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 [as vigilis] Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Boidae (Typical Boas)
Genus Boa (Red-tailed Boas)
 
Boa sigma

West Mexican Red-tailed Boa

Crossin, Soule, Webb & Baker 1973 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Smith & Taylor 1945 [as Constrictor constrictor imperator] Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 [as B. constrictor]
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Arizona (Glossy Snakes)
 
Arizona elegans

Eastern Glossy Snake

Auth, Smith, Brown & Lintz 2000 Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Heimes 2016 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
Genus Bogertophis (Desert Rat Snakes)
 
Bogertophis subocularis

Trans-Pecos Rat Snake

Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Heimes 2016 Lemos-Espinal & Smith 2007 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Schulz 1996 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Worthington 1980
Genus Coniophanes (Black-striped Snakes)
 
Coniophanes lateritius

West Mexican Stripeless Snake

Lara-Resendiz, Wyman & Rosen 2016
Genus Conopsis (Mexican Earth Snakes)
 
Conopsis nasus

Large-nosed Earth Snake

Auth, Smith, Brown & Lintz 2000 Goyenechea & Flores-Villela 2006 Heimes 2016 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Smith & Taylor 1945 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Webb & Baker 1962 Webb & Hensley 1959
Genus Diadophis (Ring-necked Snake)
 
Diadophis punctatus

Ring-necked Snake

Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
Genus Drymarchon (Indigo Snakes and Cribos)
 
Drymarchon melanurus

Black-tailed Cribo

Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Muniz-Martinez & Valdez-Lares 2011 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
Genus Geophis (Central American Earth Snakes)
 
Geophis dugesii

Tangancicuaro Earth Snake

Heimes 2016 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Wilson & Townsend 2007
Genus Gyalopion (Western Hook-nosed Snakes)
 
Gyalopion canum

Chihuahuan Hook-nosed Snake

Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Hardy 1975 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
Genus Heterodon (North American Hognose Snakes)
 
Heterodon kennerlyi

Mexican Hognose Snake

Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 [as nasicus] Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Heimes 2016 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Smith & Taylor 1945 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
Genus Hypsiglena (North American Night Snakes)
 
Hypsiglena janii

Chihuahuan Night Snake

Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Heimes 2016 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Mulcahy 2008 Smith & Taylor 1945 [as H. o. ochrorhyncha] Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Zweifel 1954
 
Hypsiglena torquata

Sinaloan Night Snake

Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Smith & Taylor 1945 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Webb & Baker 1962
Genus Lampropeltis (King Snakes and Milk Snakes)
 
Lampropeltis alterna

Grey-banded Kingsnake

Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Hansen & Salmon 2017 Heimes 2016 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Markel 1990 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 
Lampropeltis greeri

Durango Kingsnake

Gehlbach & Baker 1962 Hansen & Salmon 2017 Hansen, Rodriguez & Grunwald 2011 [as mexicana] Heimes 2016 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 [as mexicana] Savage & Hansen 2009 [as mexicana] Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 [as mexicana] Webb 1961
 
Lampropeltis splendida

Desert Kingsnake

Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 [as getula] Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Lemos-Espinal & Smith 2007 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 [as getula] Zweifel 1954
 
Lampropeltis webbi

Sinaloan Mountain King Snake

Bryson, Dixon & Lazcano 2005 Hansen & Salmon 2017 Heimes 2016 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
Genus Leptodeira (Typical Cat-eyed Snakes)
 
Leptodeira splendida

Splendid Cat-eyed Snake

Barrio-Amoros 2019 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares & Muniz-Martinez 2011 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
Genus Leptophis (Neotropical Parrot Snakes)
 
Leptophis diplotropis

Twin-keeled Parrot Snake

Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares & Muniz-Martinez 2011 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
Genus Masticophis (North American Whip Snakes and Coachwhips)
 
Masticophis bilineatus

Sonoran Whip Snake

Camper & Dixon 1994 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 
Masticophis flagellum

Common Coachwhip

Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Heimes 2016 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Smith & Taylor 1945 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Wilson 1973
 
Masticophis lineatus

Mexican Whip Snake

Johnson 1977 [as striolatus] Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 [as M. mentovarius] O'Connell & Smith 2018 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 [as striolatus] Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 [as M. mentovarius]
 
Masticophis taeniatus

Western Striped Whip Snake

Auth, Smith, Brown & Lintz 2000 Camper & Dixon 1994 Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Heimes 2016 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Parker 1982 Smith & Taylor 1945 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
Genus Mastigodryas (Neotropical Lizard Eaters)
 
Mastigodryas cliftoni

West Mexican Lizard Eater

Heimes 2016 Lemos-Espinal & Smith 2007 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Montingelli 2009 Montingelli, Grazziotin, Battilana, Murphy, Zhang & Zaher 2019 Ponce-Campos & Huerta-Ortega 1998 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
Genus Nerodia (North American Water Snakes)
 
Nerodia erythrogaster

Plain-bellied Water Snake

Auth, Smith, Brown & Lintz 2000 Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Conant 1969 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Gibbons & Dorcas 2004 Heimes 2016 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 McCranie 1990 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
Genus Oxybelis (Neotropical Vine Snakes)
 
Oxybelis microphthalmus

Thornscrub Vine Snake

Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 [as aeneus] Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 [as aeneus] Webb & Baker 1962 [as aeneus]
Genus Pantherophis (North American Rat Snakes)
 
Pantherophis emoryi

Great Plains Rat Snake

Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 [as Elaphe guttata] Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Heimes 2016 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
Genus Pituophis (Bullsnakes, Pine Snakes and Gopher Snakes)
 
Pituophis catenifer

Gopher Snake

Bryson, Garcia-Vazquez & Riddle 2011 Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Conant 1965 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Lemos-Espinal & Smith 2007 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Schatti, Heimes, Tillack, Kucharzewski & Coeto 2020 Sweet & Parker 1990 [as P. melanoleucus] Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Zweifel 1954
 
Pituophis deppei

Mexican Bullsnake

Auth, Smith, Brown & Lintz 2000 Bryson, Garcia-Vazquez & Riddle 2011 Conant 1965 Duellman 1960 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Smith & Taylor 1945 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
Genus Pseudoficimia (False Hook-nosed Snake)
 
Pseudoficimia frontalis

False Hook-nosed Snake

Crossin, Soule, Webb & Baker 1973 Hardy 1972 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Webb & Baker 1962 [as hiltoni]
Genus Rhadinaea (Graceful Brown Snakes)
 
Rhadinaea laureata

Crowned Graceful Brown Snake

Auth, Smith, Brown & Lintz 2000 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Myers 1974 Smith & Taylor 1945 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
Genus Rhinocheilus (Long-nosed Snakes)
 
Rhinocheilus lecontei

Common Long-nosed Snake

Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Medica 1975 Medica 1980 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Webb & Hensley 1959
Genus Salvadora (Patch-nosed Snakes)
 
Salvadora bairdii

Central Mexican Patch-nosed Snake

Hernandez-Jimenez, Flores-Villela, Aguilar-Bremauntz & Campbell 2021 Lemos-Espinal & Smith 2007 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 
Salvadora deserticola

Big Bend Patch-nosed Snake

Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 
Salvadora lineata

Lined Patch-nosed Snake

Auth, Smith, Brown & Lintz 2000 Heimes 2016 Hernandez-Jimenez, Flores-Villela, Aguilar-Bremauntz & Campbell 2021 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 [as S. grahamiae] Smith & Taylor 1945 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 [as S. grahamiae]
Genus Senticolis (American Green Rat Snake)
 
Senticolis triaspis

American Green Rat Snake

Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Schulz 1996 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
Genus Sonora (North American Ground, Sand, and Shovel-nosed Snakes)
 
Sonora semiannulata

Western Ground Snake

Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Frost 1983 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Heimes 2016 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
Genus Storeria (North American Brown Snakes)
 
Storeria storerioides

Mexican Brown Snake

Anderson 1960 Auth, Smith, Brown & Lintz 2000 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Smith & Taylor 1945 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Webb & Baker 1962
Genus Tantilla (American Centipede Snakes)
 
Tantilla atriceps

Mexican Black-headed Centipede Snake

Cole & Hardy 1981 Cole & Hardy 1983 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Heimes 2016 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Wilson & Mata-Silva 2014 Wilson & Mata-Silva 2015
 
Tantilla bocourti

Guanajuato Centipede Snake

Heimes 2016 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 McDiarmid & Folke 1991 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Webb & Baker 1962 Wilson & Mata-Silva 2014
 
Tantilla nigriceps

Plains Centipede Snake

Heimes 2016 Lemos-Espinal & Smith 2007 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Wilson & Mata-Silva 2014 Wilson & Mata-Silva 2015
 
Tantilla wilcoxi

Chihuahuan Centipede Snake

Auth, Smith, Brown & Lintz 2000 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Webb & Hensley 1959 Wilson & Mata-Silva 2014 Wilson & Mata-Silva 2015 Wilson 1983
Genus Thamnophis (North American Garter Snakes and Ribbon Snakes)
 
Thamnophis cyrtopsis

Black-necked Garter Snake

Auth, Smith, Brown & Lintz 2000 Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Chrapliwy & Fugler 1955 Crossin, Soule, Webb & Baker 1973 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Smith & Taylor 1945 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 
Thamnophis eques

Mexican Garter Snake

Auth, Smith, Brown & Lintz 2000 Conant 1963 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Heimes 2016 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Rossman, Ford & Seigel 1996 Smith & Taylor 1945 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 
Thamnophis errans

Mexican Terrestrial Garter Snake

Lemos-Espinal & Smith 2007 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Rossman & Burbrink 2005 Rossman, Ford & Seigel 1996 Smith & Taylor 1945 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Webb 1976
 
Thamnophis foxi

Durango Mountain Meadow Snake

Heimes 2016 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Rossman & Van Wallach 1987 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Thamnophis marcianus

Checkered Garter Snake

Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Heimes 2016 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Smith & Taylor 1945 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 
Thamnophis melanogaster

Mexican Black-bellied Garter Snake

Auth, Smith, Brown & Lintz 2000 Conant 1963 Crossin, Soule, Webb & Baker 1973 Heimes 2016 Lemos-Espinal & Smith 2007 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Rossman, Ford & Seigel 1996 Smith & Taylor 1945 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 
Thamnophis nigronuchalis

Durango Narrow-headed Garter Snake

Auth, Smith, Brown & Lintz 2000 Heimes 2016 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Rossman, Ford & Seigel 1996 Tanner 1990 [as rufipunctatus (part)] Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 
Thamnophis pulchrilatus

Yellow-throated Garter Snake

Heimes 2016 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Rossman, Ford & Seigel 1996 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 
Thamnophis unilabialis

Chihuahua Narrow-headed Garter Snake

Heimes 2016 Lemos-Espinal & Smith 2007 [as rufipunctatus] Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Rossman, Ford & Seigel 1996 [as rufipunctatus] Smith & Taylor 1945 [as rufipunctatus] Tanner 1990 [as rufipunctatus (part)] Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 
Thamnophis validus

Mexican West Coast Garter Snake

Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018
Genus Trimorphodon (Lyre Snakes)
 
Trimorphodon tau

Mexican Lyre Snake

Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Scott & McDiarmid 1984 Smith & Taylor 1945 [as T. upsilon] Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Micrurus (American Coral Snakes)
 
Micrurus tener

Texas Coral Snake

Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018
 Family Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes)
Genus Rena (Maroon Thread Snakes)
 
Rena segrega

Trans-Pecos Thread Snake

Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 [as Leptotyphlops humilis] Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Hahn 1980 Heimes 2016 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 [as Leptotyphlops humilis]
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Crotalus (Typical Rattlesnakes)
 
Crotalus atrox

Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

Campbell & Lamar 2004 Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 
Crotalus lepidus

Common Rock Rattlesnake

Bryson, Linkem, Dorcas, Lathrop, Jones, Alvarado-Diaz, Grunwald & Murphy 2014 Campbell & Lamar 2004 Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Dorcas 1992 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Heimes 2016 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Muniz-Martinez & Valdez-Lares 2012 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 
Crotalus molossus

Western Black-tailed Rattlesnake

Auth, Smith, Brown & Lintz 2000 Campbell & Lamar 2004 Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Fouquette & Rossman 1963 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Muniz-Martinez & Valdez-Lares 2012 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Webb & Baker 1962
 
Crotalus pricei

Twin-spotted Rattlesnake

Auth, Smith, Brown & Lintz 2000 Campbell & Lamar 2004 Chrapliwy & Fugler 1955 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Muniz-Martinez & Valdez-Lares 2012 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Webb & Baker 1962
 
Crotalus scutulatus

Mojave Rattlesnake

Campbell & Lamar 2004 Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Muniz-Martinez & Valdez-Lares 2012 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Watson, Spencer, Schield, Butler, Smith, Flores-Villela, Campbell, Mackessy, Castoe & Meik 2019
 
Crotalus stejnegeri

Northern Long-tailed Rattlesnake

Campbell & Lamar 2004 Heimes 2016 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Muniz-Martinez & Valdez-Lares 2012 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 
Crotalus willardi

Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake

Campbell & Lamar 2004 Heimes 2016 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Muniz-Martinez & Valdez-Lares 2012 Reyes-Velasco, Grunwald, Jones & Weatherman 2008 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Emydidae (Western Pond Turtles)
Genus Trachemys (Slider Turtles)
 
Trachemys gaigeae

Big Bend Slider

Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018
 
Trachemys hartwegi

Nazas Slider

Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 [as scripta] Chrapliwy & Fugler 1955 [as gaigeae] Dijk 2011 Fritz & Havas 2006 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 [as gaigeae] Iverson 1992 Legler & Vogt 2013 Legler 1990 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Smith & Taylor 1950 [as gaigeae] Stuart & Ward 2009 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Wermuth & Mertens 1977 [as gaigeae]
 Family Kinosternidae (American Mud and Musk Turtles)
Genus Kinosternon (American Mud Turtles)
 
Kinosternon durangoense

Durango Mud Turtle

Fritz & Havas 2006 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Iverson 1992 Legler & Vogt 2013 Lemos-Espinal & Smith 2007 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 
Kinosternon hirtipes

Mexican Rough-footed Mud Turtle

Auth, Smith, Brown & Lintz 2000 Castaneda-Gaytan, Garcia-de la Pena, Lazcano & Salas-Westphal 2005 Gadsden, Estrada-Rodrigues & Leyva-Pacheco 2006 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Valdez-Lares & Gadsden-Esparza 2014 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013
 
Kinosternon integrum

Mexican Mud Turtle

Bonin, Devaux & Dupre 2006 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Webb & Hensley 1959
 Family Testudinidae (Tortoises)
Genus Gopherus (Gopher Tortoises)
 
Gopherus flavomarginatus

Bolson Tortoise

Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 Legler & Vogt 2013 Lemos-Espinal & Smith 2007 Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Gadsden-Esparza, Valdez-Lares & Woolrich-Pina 2018 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Valdez-Lares, Muniz-Martinez, Gadsden, Aguirre-Leon, Castaneda-Gaytan & Gonzalez-Trapaga 2013 Wermuth & Mertens 1977