Lizards

Question 1

Hemidactylus turcicus

Answer 1

Gekkonidae
Introduced
Clawed toe pads

Question 2

Plyyodactylus noticolous

Answer 2

Phyllodactylidae
So Cal
Expanded, square toe pads

Question 3

Coleonyx variegatus

Answer 3

Eublepharidae
So Cal
Expanded toes- no toe pads
Banded

Question 4

Coleonyx switaki

Answer 4

Eublepharidae
So Cal
Expanded digits- no toe pads
more speckled pattern

Question 5

Xantusia vigilis

Xantusia wigginsi

Answer 5

Xantusiidae
vigilis- So cal
wigginsi- extreme So Cal- Baja
Large head scales 
Non descript body pattern

Question 6

Xantusia henshawi

Answer 6

Xantusiidae
So Cal
Spotted- leopard pattern
Large head scales

Question 7

Xantusia gracilis

Answer 7

Xantusiidae
known from single locality in Anza- Borrego State Park- so cal
No lab specimen

Question 8

Xantusia riversiana

Answer 8

Xantusiidae
Islands of coast of So Cal
Known to have island gigantism
Stripey/ speckled rock pattern

Question 9

Sauromalus ater

Answer 9

Iguanidae

SE CA

Question 10

Dipsosaurus dorsalis

Answer 10

Iguanidae

SE CA

Question 11

Gambelia wislizenii

Answer 11

Long nosed leopard lizard
Crotaphytidae
So Cal- desert

Question 12

Gambelia sila

Answer 12

Blunt-nosed
Crotaphytidae
Central CA

Question 13

Gambelia copeii

Answer 13

Crotaphytidae

So Cal

Question 14

Crotaphytus bicinctores

Answer 14

Crotaphytidae

SE and extreme NE CA

Question 15

Crotaphytus vestigium

Answer 15

Crotaphytidae
Southern CA- into Baja
beautiful colors
Collar does not connect on dorsal

Question 16

Callisaurus draconoides

Answer 16

Phrynosomatidae

SE CA

Question 17

Uma scoparia

Answer 17

Mojave fringed toed
Phrynosomatidae
SE CA 
Black side blotches on venter
Flowery pattern on dorsal

Question 18

Uma notata

Answer 18

Phrynosomatidae
SE CA
Black side blotches on venter
Note like lines on the dorsal

Question 19

Uma inornata

Answer 19

Phrynosomatidae
SE CA
No black blotches on venter

Question 20

Sceloporus magister

Answer 20

Desert spiny lizard
SE, central CA
Large, keeled scales

Question 21

Sceloporus orcutti

Answer 21

Granite spiny lizard
SW CA
large, keeled scales

Question 22

Sceloporus occidentalis

Answer 22

Western Fence Lizard
Less keeled than magister and orcutti
Widespread in CA

Question 23

Sceloporus graciosus

Sceloporus vandenburgianus

Answer 23

Northern CA around the Sierras
SW CA
Granular scales

Question 24

Urosaurus ornatus

Answer 24

Ornate tree lizard
Phrynosomatidae
SE CA

Question 25

Urosaurus graciosus

Answer 25

``` Long-talied brush lizard SE CA small, granular scale long tail blue belly ```

Question 26

Urosaurus nigricaudus

Answer 26

SW Ca | Black tail!

Question 27

Uta stanburiana

Answer 27

Southern half of CA | side blotch

Question 28

Petrosaurus mearnsi

Answer 28

``` Banded rock lizard So CAL speckled chin banded all the way down dark lizard ```

Question 29

Phynosoma douglasii

Answer 29

NE CA | pgymy

Question 30

Phrynosoma blainvilli

Answer 30

Nor Cal- absent from Sierras | two rows of side spines

Question 31

Phrynosoma platyrhinos

Answer 31

SE, NE Ca desert one row of side spines

Question 32

Phrynosoma mcallii

Answer 32

``` Flat tailed SE CA two rows of side spines flat tail no stomach- lab specimen ```

Question 33

Plestiodon gilberti

Answer 33

absent from Nor Cal not patterned pink tailed juveniles

Question 34

Plestiodon skiltonianus

Answer 34

coastal and northern CA striped, past hide legs blue tailed juveniles

Question 35

Aspidoscelis tigris

Answer 35

Western whiptail | Widespread in CA

Question 36

Aspidoscelis hyperythrus

Answer 36

Orange-throated whiptail smaller, two side stripes large head scales

Question 37

Elgaria multicarinata

Answer 37

widespread in CA | 18 dorsal scale rows

Question 38

Elgaria coerulea

Answer 38

Northern half of CA | 16 dorsal scale rows

Question 39

Elgaira panamintina

Answer 39

Panamint mountains, Mojave desert

Question 40

Anniella pulchra

Answer 40

Anniellidae | Coastal from So Cal to Bay Area

Question 41

Heloderma suspectum

Answer 41

Se CA