Reptiles and Amphibians

Raul Hernandez 2007

CR = RISK CATEGORY, NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2001:
pr = under special protection, A = Threatened

end = endemism:
E1. = Endemic with Exclusive Distribution in the Mexican Altiplano
E2. = Endemic with wide National Geographic Distribution
Ex. = Offshore

Family / SpeciesCommon nameCRend
Hylidae
Sandy Hyla (Cope, 1866)Toad of the stones Ex
Hyla eximia (Baird, 1854)green frog Ex
Anguidae
Gerrhonotus liocephalus (Wiegman, 1828)ScorpionprEx
Phrynosomatidae
Sceloporus grammicus (Wiegmann, 1828)LizardprEx
Sceloporus spinosus (Wiegmann, 1828)Rascuacha, Spiny Lizard [E1]
Sceloporus dugesi (Smith, 1937)emerald lizard [E1]
Teiidae
Aspidocelis gularis (Baird and Girard, 1852)Cuija, Plains Lizard Ex
Colubridae
Masticophis flagellum (Shaw, 1802)brown squeakAEx
Masticophis schoti (Camper & Dixon, 1994)blue squeak Ex
Smurfs deppei (Dumeril, 1853)Alicante or CincuateA[E2]
Lampropeltis triangulum (Garmann, 1884)False CoralAEx
Hypsiglena torquata (Günther, 1860)necklace snake Ex
Trimorphodon tau (Cope, 1870)Pichicuata [E2]
Thamnophis cyrtopsis (Kennicott, 1860)Water snakeAEx
Thamnophis melanogaster canescens (Smith, 1942)Water snake  
Elapidae
Micrurus fulvius (Kennicott, 1860)Coral snakeprEx
Crotalidae
Crotalus molossus (Baird & Girard, 1853)Black tailed rattlesnakeprEx
Kinosternidae
Kinosternon integrum (Le Conte, 1824)river turtlepr[E2]

Analysis of the Taxonomic List
Number of Registered Species:
18; 2 of Amphibians and 16 of Reptiles.
Number of Registered Families: 8, 1 of Amphibians and 7 of Reptiles
Number of Registered Genres: 13, 1 of Amphibians and 12 of Reptiles
Best represented family: Colubridae, with 8 species
Number of Endemic Species: 5: 3 of them Exclusive Distribution in the Altiplano
Mexican and 3 with wide National Geographic Distribution.
Number of Species in NOM 059: 9; 4 of them Threatened and
5 of them in Special Protection.