Threatened and Endangered Reptiles

Species Accounts

The list below provides access to species accounts for 13 species and subspecies of reptiles listed as either threatened or endangered by the State of California or the federal government . This list is in alphabetical order, by the general name of the animal (for example: tortoise, lizard, boa, etc.).

Each species account contains the latest status report from the Department of Fish and Game's periodic report on the status of these species. Each account also may contain links to additional, available status or life history information.

This list and the accompanying species accounts may not be complete or reflect the current legal status of these reptiles because of listing activities more recent than the status accounts in the links below. The current legal status for each species, is provided online at http://www.dfg.ca.gov/biogeodata/cnddb/pdfs/TEAnimals.pdf and is updated quarterly.

For more information on the species listed below, use the DFG's Species Explorer. Please note, the Species Explorer is still being worked on. Not all species might appear in the database.

Common Name	Scientific Name
boa, southern rubber	(Charina bottae umbratica)
gecko, barefoot banded	(Coleonyx switaki)
lizard, blunt-nosed leopard	(Gambelia silus)
lizard, Coachella Valley fringe-toed	(Uma inornata)
lizard, island night	(Xantusia riversiana)
sea turtle, green	(Chelonia mydas)
sea turtle, leatherback	(Dermochelys coriacea)
sea turtle, loggerhead	(Caretta caretta)
sea turtle, olive (=Pacific) Ridley	(Lepidochelys olivacea)
snake, giant garter	(Thamnophis couchi gigas)
snake, San Francisco garter	(Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia)
striped racer, Alameda (=Alameda whipsnake)	(Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus)
tortoise, desert	(Gopherus agassizii)