EXPEDITION RESULTS
July 23rd to August 5th 2011
Herp Life List
Note: several people captured reptiles, amphibiansand invertebrates for me to photograph.
Only those reptiles and amphibians seen in the wild by myself or those people I was traveling with, ie.
Bob Ashley, Tell Hicks, Frank Retes and his friend Tyler, Eric Thiss and his son Evan,
are included here.
It should also be realised that we had less than three days fieldtime, and two night drives,
so many sightings, captures etc. were opportunistic
HERP CHECK LIST
Ranidae
True frogs
Lithobates chiricahuensis
Chiricahua leopard frog
Location E
Bufonidae
True toads
Anaxyrus cognatus
Great Plains toad
Location A
Anaxyrus debilis
Green toad
Location A
Anaxyrus punctatus
Red-spotted toad
Location E
Anaxyrus woodhousii
Woodhouse's toad
Location A
Incilius alvarius
Sonoran desert toad
Location A
Scaphiopodidae
Nearctic spadefoot toads
Scaphiopus couchii
Couch's spadefoot toad
Location A
Spea multiplicata
Mexican spadefoot toad
Location A
Microhylidae
Narrow-mouthed toads
Gastrophryne olivacea
Green Plains narrow-mouthed toad
Location E
Kinosternidae
Mud turtles
Kinosternon sonoriensis
Sonoran mud turtle
Location D
Eublepharidae
Eyelid Geckos
Coleonyx variegatus bogerti
Tucson banded gecko
Location A
Phrynosomatidae
Swifts & horned toads
Callisaurus draconoides vertebralis
Arizona zebra-tailed lizard
Location A
Phrynosoma cornutum
Texas horned toad
Location A
Phrynosoma modestum
Round-tailed horned toad
Locations A,B
Teiidae
Dab lizards
Aspidoscelis burti
Canyon spotted whiptail
Location A
Aspidoscelis tigris
Tiger whiptail
Location A
Anguidae
Slow worms & alligator lizards
Elgaria kingii
Maderan alligator lizard
Location E
Colubridae
Typical snakes
Pituophis catenifer affinis
Desert gopher snake
Locations A,B
Salvadora sp.
Patchnose snake
Location C
Dipsadidae
American snakes
Heterodon nasicus kennerlyi
Mexican hognose snake
Location B
Natricidae
Keelbacks & watersnakes
Thamnophis cyrtopsis cyrtopsis
Western black-necked gartersnake
Locations C-E
Elapidae
Sandsnakes
Micruroides euryxanthus euryxanthus
Arizona coralsnake
Location E
Viperidae
True vipers
Crotalus atrox
Western diamondback rattlesnake
Location E
Crotalus lepidus klauberi
Banded rock rattlesnake
Location C
Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus
Northern Mojave rattlesnake
Location A
Crotalus willardi willardi
Arizona ridgenose rattlesnake
Location D
Total = Frogs & toads = 9 spp.; Turtles = 1 sp.; Lizards = 7 spp.; Snakes = 9 spp.; Total = 26 species
Location A refers to species recorded around the Chiricahuas, Rodeo, NM & Portal, AZ
Location B
refers to species recorded between Rodeo, NM & El Paso, TX
Location C refers to species recorded around the Santa Ritas, AZ
Location D refers to species recorded around the Huachucas, AZ
Location E refers to species recorded on Ruby Road, AZ
