Reptiles and amphibians
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The Death Valley National Park web site has complete checklists of reptiles and amphibians.
Follow the links below for photos of selected species.
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Arizona elegans
Glossy snake
Sandy or gravelly areas; nocturnal
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Bufo boreas
Western toad
(California toad)
Introduced; Furnace Creek area, Darwin Canyon |
Callisaurus draconoides
Zebra-tailed lizard
In washes and at the edge of dunes
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Chionactis occipitalis occipitalis
Mojave shovel-nosed snake
Washes, dunes, and other sandy areas in the southern half of Death Valley
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Cnemidophorus tigris tigris
Great Basin whiptail
Sandy or rocky areas, washes, mesquite thickets
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Crotalus cerastes cerastes
Mojave desert sidewinder
Sand dunes, mesquite hummocks; nocturnal
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Crotalus mitchellii stephensi
Panamint rattlesnake
Rocky areas and canyons
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Crotaphytus bicinctores
Great Basin collared lizard
Rocky hillsides and washes
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Dipsosaurus dorsalis
Desert iguana
Washes and lower canyons with fine sandy soil
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Eumeces skiltonianus skiltonianus
Western (Skilton) skink
Pinyon-juniper woodlands
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Gambelia wislizenii
Leopard lizard
Alluvial fans, washes, and canyons with scattered vegetation
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Gopherus agassizii
Desert tortoise
Areas with soft soil from 1500 to 3500 feet; lives in burrows
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Hyla regilla
Pacific treefrog
(Pacific chorus frog)
In and around water at Scotty's Castle, Furnace Creek, Saratoga Springs, Johnson Canyon, and Hanaupah Canyon
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Masticophis flagellum piceus
Coachwhip (red racer)
Rocky foothills, areas with sparse vegetation
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Phrynosoma platyrhinos
Desert horned lizard
Washes, areas of sandy soil or gravel, to about 5000 feet
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Pituophis catenifer deserticola
Great Basin gopher snake
Rocky areas in foothills and mountains
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Rana catesbeiana
Bullfrog
Introduced; Furnace Creek area
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Salvadora hexalepis mojavensis
Mojave patch-nosed snake
Washes, other rocky and sandy areas
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Sauromalus obesus obesus
Western chuckwalla
Rocky hillsides and canyons, up to 5,000 feet
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Sceloporus magister
Desert spiny lizard
Rocky hillsides and canyons
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Sceloporus occidentalis
Western fence lizard
Rocky hillsides and canyons, ruins of old buildings
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Uma scoparia
Mojave fringe-toed lizard
Ibex Dunes |
Urosaurus graciosus
Long-tailed brush lizard
Low elevations, in and around creosote bush and mesquite |
Uta stansburiana
Side-blotched lizard
Rocky and gravelly areas up to 5,000 feet |
Xantusia vigilis vigilis
Common desert night lizard
In and around Joshua trees |
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| Birds |
The official Death Valley bird list shows the relative abundance of each species in Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter.
Follow these links for photos of selected species.
Actitis macularia, Spotted sandpiper
Anas platyrhynchos, Mallard
Aphelocoma californica, Western scrub jay
Ardea alba, Great egret
Ardea herodias, Great blue heron
Bubulcus ibis, Cattle egret
Butorides virescens, Green heron
Calidris minutilla, Least sandpiper
Callipepla californica, California quail
Callipepla gambelii, Gambel's quail
Calypte anna, Anna's hummingbird
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus, Cactus wren
Cathartes aura, Turkey vulture
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, Western willet
Charadrius vociferus, Killdeer
Columbina inca, Inca dove
Corvus corax, Common raven
Egretta caerulea, Little blue heron
Egretta thula, Snowy egret
Euphagus cyanocephalus, Brewer's blackbird
Falco mexicanus, Prairie falcon
Falco sparverius, Kestrel
Himantopus mexicanus, Black-necked stilt
Leucophoyx thula, Snowy egret
Pheucticus melanocephalus, Black-headed Grosbeak
Piranga ludoviciana, Western tanager
Quiscalus mexicanus, Great-tailed grackle
Wilsonia pusilla, Wilson's warbler
Zenaida asiatica, White-winged dove
Zonotrichia leucophrys, White-crowned sparrow
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