Eighteen families of reptile and amphibian occur in the state, ten reptile families and eight amphibian families.
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Western Blind Snake Leptotyphlops humilis
Texas Blind Snake Leptotyphlops dulcis
Ringneck Snake Diadophis puctatus
Western Hognose Snake Heterodon nasicus
Smooth Green Snake Opheodrys vernalis
Racer Coluber constrictor
Coachwhip Masticophis flagellum
Striped Whipsnake Masticophis taeniatus
Sonoran Whipsnake Masticophis bilineatus
Western Patchnose Snake Salvadora hexalepis
Mountain Patchnose Snake Salvadora grahamiae
Green Rat Snake Senticolis triaspis
Trans-Pecos Rat Snake Bogertophis subocularis
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata
Glossy Snake Arizona elegans
Gopher Snake (Bull Snake, Pine Snake) Pituophis melanoleucus
Gray-Banded Kingsnake Lampropeltis alterna
Common Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula
Sonora Mountain Kingsnake Lampropeltis pyromelana
Milk Snake Lampropeltis triangulum
Longnose Snake Rhinocheilus lecontei
Western Hooknose Snake Gyalopion canum
Plainbelly Water Snake Nerodia erythrogaster
Narrowhead Garter Snake Thamnophis rufipunctatus
Common Garter Snake Tamnophis sirtalis
Western Terrestrial Garter Snake Tamnophis elegans
Blackneck Garter Snake Tamnophis cyrtopsis
Mexican Garter Snake Tamnophis eques
Checkered Garter Snake Tamnophis marcianus
Plains Garter Snake Tamnophis radix
Western Ribbon Snake Tamnophis proximus
Lined Snake Tropidoclonion lineatum
Ground Snake Sonora semiannulata
Southwestern Blackhead Snake Tantilla hobartsmithi
Plains Blackhead Snake Tattilla nigriceps
Yaqui Blackhead Snake Tattilla yaquia
Lyre Snake Trimorphodon biscutatus
Night Snake Hypsiglena torquata
Western Coral Snake Micruroides euryxanthus
Massasauga Sistrurus catenatus
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake Crotalus atrox
Rock Rattlesnake Crotalus lepidus
Blacktail Rattlesnake Crotalus molossus
Mojave Rattlesnake Crotalus scutulatus
Western Rattlesnake Crotalus viridis
Ridgenose Rattlesnake Crotalus willardi
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Western Banded Gecko Coleonyx variagatus
Texas Banded Gecko Coleonyx brevis
Mediterranian Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus
Collared Lizard Crotaphytus collaris
Longnose Leopard Lizard Gambelia wislizenii
Zebratail Lizard Callisaurus draconoides
Greater Earless Lizard Cophosaurus texanus
Lesser Earless Lizard Holbrookia maculata
Texas Horned Lizard Phrynosoma cornutum
Short-horned Lizard Phrynosoma douglassii
Roundtail Horned Lizard Phrynosoma modestum
Regal Horned Lizard Phrynosoma solare
Clark's Spiny Lizard Sceloporus clarkii
Sagebrush Lizard Sceloporus graciosus
Yarrow's Spiny Lizard Sceloporus jarrovii
Desert Spiny Lizard Sceloporus magister
Crevice Spiny Lizard Sceloporus poinsetti
Bunch Grass Lizard Sceloporus scalaris
Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus
Striped Plateau Lizard Sceloporus virgatus
Tree Lizard Urosaurus ornatus
Side-blotched Lizard Uta stansburiana
Mountain Skink Eumeces callicephalus
Many-lined Skink Eumeces multivirgatus
Great Plains Skink Eumeces obsoletus
Canyon Spotted Whiptail Cnemidophorus burti
Gray-checkered Whiptail Cnemidophorus dixoni
Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail Cnemidophorus exanguis
Gila Spotted Whiptail Cnemidophorus flagellicaudus
Texas Spotted Whiptail Cnemidophorus gularis
Little Striped Whiptail Cnemidophorus inornatus
New Mexico Whiptail Cnemidophorus neomexicanus
Six-lined Racerunner Cnemidophorus sexlineatus
Sonoran Spotted Whiptail Cnemidophorus sonorae
Checkered Whiptail Cnemidophorus tesselatus
Western Whiptail Cnemidophorus tigris
Desert Grassland Whiptail Cnemidophorus uniparens
Plateau Striped Whiptail Cnemidophorus velox
Madrean Alligator Lizard Elgaria kingii
Gila Monster Heloderma suspectum
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Smooth Softshell Apalone mutica
Spiny Softshell Apalone spinifera
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina
Yellow Mud Turtle Kinosternon flavescens
Sonoran Mud Turtle Kinosternon sonoriense
Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta
River Cooter Pseudemys concinna
Big Bend Slider Trachemys gaigae
Slider Trachemys scripta
Ornate Box Turtle Terrapene ornata
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Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana
Rio Grande Leopard Frog Rana berlandieri
Plains Leopard Frog Rana blairi
Chiricahua Leopard Frog Rana chiricahuensis
Northern Leopard Frog Rana pipiens
Northern Cricket Frog Acris crepitans
Canyon Treefrog Hyla arenicolor
Mountain Treefrog Hyla eximia
Western Chorus Frog Pseudacris triseriata
Great Plains Narrowmouth Toad Gastrophryne olivacea
Barking Frog Eleutherodactylus augusti
Colorado River Toad Bufo alvarius
Western Toad Bufo boreas
Great Plains Toad Bufo cognatus
Green Toad Bufo debilis
Southwestern Toad Bufo microscaphus
Red-spotted Toad Bufo punctatus
Texas Toad Bufo speciosus
Woodhouse's Toad Bufo woodhousei
Couch's Spadefoot Scaphiopus couchii
Plains Spadefoot Scaphiopus bombifrons
New Mexico Spadefoot Scaphiopus muliplicata
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Tiger Salamander Ambystoma tigrinum
Sacramento Mountain Salamander Aneides hardii
Jemez Mountains Salamander Plethodon neomexicanus
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List based on Williamson, M. A., P. W. Hyder and J. S. Applegarth. 1994. Snakes, lizards, turtles, frogs, toads and salamanders of New Mexico. Sunstone Press, Sante Fe, New Mexico. 176 pages.
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