Amphibian and reptile species documented by vegetation community type
at Rancho El Aribabi through July 2013. – Jim Rorabaugh, FWS (retired)
SPECIES | RANCHO EL ARIBABI | ||||
AMPHIBIANS | Vegetation Community Type | ||||
Caudata | Sonoran Desert | Mesquite Grassland | Riparian/Ciénega | Mesquite/Oak Savanna | Oak Savanna |
TarahumaraSalamander (Ambystoma rosaceum) | X | X | |||
Anura | |||||
Red-spotted Toad (Anaxyrus punctatus) | X | X | X | X | |
Woodhouse’s Toad (Anaxyrus woodhousei) | X | X | |||
Canyon Treefrog(Hyla arenicolor) | X | X | |||
American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) | X | ||||
Lowland Leopard Frog (Lithobates yavapaiensis) | X | X | X | ||
Sonoran Desert Toad (Incilius alvarius) | X | X | |||
Couch’s Spadefoot (Scaphiopus couchii) | X | X | |||
Mexican Spadefoot(Spea multiplicata) | X | X | |||
REPTILES | |||||
Testudines | |||||
Sonora Mud Turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense) | X | X | X | ||
Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata) | X | ||||
Squamata – Lizards | |||||
Canyon Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis burti) | X | ||||
Sonoran Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis sonorae) | X | X | X | ||
Banded Gecko(Coleonyx variegatus) | X | ||||
Madrean Alligator Lizard (Elgaria kingii) | X | ||||
Gila Monster(Heloderma suspectum) | X | X | |||
Lesser Earless Lizard (Holbrookia elegans) | X | X | X | ||
Mountain Skink (Plestiodon callicephalus) | X | ||||
Clark’s Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus clarkii) | X | X | X | X | |
Common Tree Lizard (Urosaurus ornatus) | X | X | X | ||
Squamata – Snakes | |||||
Sonoran Whipsnake (Coluber bilineatus) | X | ||||
Coachwhip(Coluber flagellum) | X | X | |||
Neotropical Whipsnake (Coluber mentovarius) | X | ||||
Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) | X | X | |||
Black-tailed Rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus) | X | X | |||
Mojave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) | X | ||||
Tiger Rattlesnake(Crotalus tigris) | X | ||||
Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus) | X | ||||
Desert Nightsnake(Hypsiglena chlorophaea) | X | X | |||
Sonoran Coralsnake (Micruroides euryxanthus) | X | ||||
Gophersnake(Pituophis catenifer) | X | ||||
Long-nosed Snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei) | X | ||||
Big-Bend Patch-nosed Snake (Salvadora deserticola) | X | ||||
Green Ratsnake(Senticolis triaspis) | X | ||||
Black-necked Gartersnake (Thamnophis cyrtopsis) | X | ||||
Mexican Gartersnake (Thamnophis eques) | X | ||||
Sonoran Lyresnake (Trimorphodon lambda) | X |