Eats almost anything it can find, including insects, worms, snails, crayfish, fish, amphibians and tadpoles, carrion, and aquatic vegetation. Eats small invertebrates and vegetable matter.

Typically 7.5 inches long with the tail. Adults are about 2 - 3 inches long, not including the tail. At the bottom of the page is a contact form … If you see a watersnake in the wild in California at a location not mentioned on the Eats insects, spiders, centipedes and other invertebrates. Eats mostly lizards plus small mammals, birds and amphibians. Females lay eggs in June and July which hatch in late summer, early fall. The California Watersnakes Site reports on news, publications, Found in the Southern part of coastal Southern California, mostly in San Diego County. Rare - occasionally found along the coast.

California except under permit issued by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Eats lizards, small mammals, birds, amphibians, and sometimes snakes. Usually there is a dark line along the back and several thin stripes on the sides. A native of Africa. Color varies from metallic silver, beige, dark brown, to black. Eats seaweed, algae, and maring invertebrates including sponges and jellyfish. The skin is smooth, but not shiny.

Rare in our area and not native. Eats small bugs, including spiders and sow bugs. Hatchlings are abut 1 inch long. Caretta caretta. Often thought to be a small snake. Found primarily in oak and pine and pinyon/juniper evergreen woodlands and interior chaparral, sometimes in semi-desert grasslands, and prefers riparian corridors. Eats mostly lizards, plus small snakes, birds, and mammals. It ranges across central  Arizona into New Mexico with an isolated poulation in the Chiricahua and Catalina Mountains of Arizona. Complete guide including all photos and descriptions, spanning multiple pages. Eats mostly jellyfish, along with some marine plants, and marine invertebrates and vertebrates, including sea urchins, snails, octopi, squid, crabs, and small fish. Rarely seen moving on the ground. Eats fish, frogs, toads, tadpoles, newt larvae, and occasionally worms and fish eggs.

Adults are 3.5 to 8 inches long. The largest turtle on Earth, averaging 48 to 96 inches in shell length, and weighing 600 to 1,600 lbs. Adults are typically 2 to 3 feet long. Often it is not easy to get a good look at a reptile or amphibian, especially if it is moving quickly, and then hides out of sight. © 2000 - document.write((new Date()).getFullYear()); Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of California. Eats small invertebrates, small lizards, and occasionally fruits and flowers. Eats small mammals, lizards, frogs, and snakes. Adults are typically 2 - 4 feet long. Because of this many reptile and amphibian species live and depend on the various habitats.

So far, found only in riparian areas upstream of Prado Dam in western Riverside County. Eats a wide variety of invertebrates, including spiders, beetles, crickets, sowbugs, centipedes, millipedes, worms, snails, and termites. Adult, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica © Twan Leenders. California Watersnakes Site, please report it to California Nerodia Watch at iNaturalist. Eastern Hermanns Tortoise-Adult Breeder Size. Eats anything it can catch, including aquatic invertebrates, fish, and amphibians and amphibian larvae. Adults are typically 22 to 40 inches long. Adults are 2.5 to 4.5 inches long, not including the tail. Found in a variety of aquatic habitats, including slow streams and drainages, marshes, ponds, drainage ditches, flood channels, cattle tanks, sewage plant ponds, and golf course ponds. At higher elevations, they are active in summer. 4 to 5 inches long with the tail. Adults are about 3 to 7 inches long, not including the tail, and can be up to 16 inches long including the tail. Adults are 1.5 to 2 inches long, not including the tail. Females crawl onto land and lay eggs between April and July.

Eats anything it can swallow, including invertebrates, mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians. The tail is easily detached, but it will regenerate. Nocturnal and crepuscular in hot temperatures, and also diurnal during moderate temperatures. These Redfoot hatchlings are roughly 1.5 months old. Small, diurnal lizards with large spiny scales. Older larvae have gills and legs and long thin bodies which differ from tadpoles.
Species info will be truncated to fit on the page. For example, some snakes and lizards will be colored to match their environment; dark animals are often found near dark lava rocks. Females lay eggs in the summer. Eats small invertebrates and possibly small vertebrates. Black-bellied Slender Salamanders (below) and Garden Slender Salamanders (above) overlap in range in Southern California and they are very similar in size and appearance. Eats small rodents, birds, lizards, snakes, and amphibians. Eats amphibians, tadpoles, fish, birds, eggs, small mammals, reptiles, earthworms, slugs, and leeches. Eats lizards, small mammals, birds, snakes, eggs, frogs, and insects. The largest frog found in our area. Eats fish, frogs, salamanders, and crayfish. Eats mostly lizards and their eggs, plus small snakes, amphibians, and other small vertebrates. This lizard continues to expand its range in California. We are currently working on a major refurbishment of our website.

Eats small bugs including beetles, grasshoppers, ants, spiders, scorpions, and ticks. Able to eat poisonous newts. Aspidoscelis flagellicauda Hatchlings are abpit 7 inches long.

The brief descriptions used here represent only the most likely times and places where an animal is most often seen. Eats a variety of invertebrates, and ocasionally small vertebrates such as fish, mice, frogs, and salamander larvae. Eats millipedes, centipedes, and insects. Typically found underneath rocks, logs, and other surface debris. A small slender lizard a shovel-shaped snout, smooth shiny scales, a blunt tail, and no legs. Found in beach dunes, chaparral, mixed woodlands, sandy washes and stream terraces where there is moist warm loose soil with plant cover.

Diurnal in cool weather, Nocturnal in hotter weather. Eats a variety of invertebrates, including beetles, moths, crickets, flies, ants, and earthworms. Edited by Dominic, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA).

Redfoot tortoise hatchling. Newborns are about 8 inches. Recognizing differences between Fence Lizards and Sagebrush Lizards.
Split page, species info on the left, room for notes on the right. It is possible, but rare, that an animal has been released or has escaped captivity and therefore does not appear in this guide because it is not a California native. A thick slow-moving snake with smooth glossy scales. Eats insects, crayfish, worms, snails, fish, frogs, and tadpoles. Eats a variety of small bugs, slugs, snails, and worms, and sometimes small lizards and mammals and birds and their eggs.

The color of the shell ranges from black, brown, or olive to tan. Adults are 7 to 16 inches long. (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Excerpts, Section 671) Seems to prefer riparian corridors.

Loggerhead sea … The snout is relatively long and thin, longer than the distance between the eye and the ear-opening (similar to that of a fox, which explains the name Fox Gecko.) Active on some hot nights.

Salamanders Hatchlings are 8 to 11 inches long. Reptiles will appear cloudy or milky with dull coloring and a bluish haze over the eyes when they are about to shed their skin. Hatchlings are 10 - 14 inches long. Lays eggs, but all snakes are females and do not need to find a male in order to breed. Adults are about 3 to 3.5 inches long, not including the tail, and up to 8 inches with the tail. Some salamanders change their appearance during the breeding season when they return to live in water. Salamanders are usually active at night, and rarely seen, unless they are found hiding beneath objects. They have smooth, moist skin, and a tail, although the tail may be completely or partially broken off. Adults are about 2.5 to 3.5 inches long, not including the tail. Sometimes seen basking on or under the surface in shallow water. (Don't confuse Watersnakes (Nerodia) with native California gartersnakes.

Eats mostly lizards, plus small mammals, nestling birds, and snakes. Eats anything they can catch and kill, mostly invertebrates, but lizards, mice, and small snakes are also eaten. Regenerated tails do not grow tubercles. Adult with regenerated tail, San Diego County ©. Eats a variety of small invertebrates, primarily small arthropods. Nocturnal, but also known to bask in the sun during cooler parts of the year. Eats a variety of terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates, including beetles, ants, bees, wasps, flies, and dragonflies. A single saw-tooth row of enlarged, spine-like scales along the lateral edge of the tail. A small thin lizard with a long head and snout and a long thin tail.

Click Here for more information about identifying California salamanders. and sightings related to non-native watersnake species (Nerodia) in California. Color varies from metallic silver, beige, dark brown, to black.

The identification of larvae is not covered here. A medium-sized lizard with a long slender body with a large deep head, muscular limbs, and a tail up to twice the length of the body.

Eats a wide variety of marine plants and animals, including sponges, crustaceans, mollusks, jellyfish, worms, cephalopods, bivalves, barnacles, shrimp, and fish. Adults are 1.25 to 2.3 inches long, not including the tail, and typically they're about 4.5 inches including the tail.

Adults are 20 to 29 inches in length. The shell is heavily serrated on the rear edge, and scutes may have a pattern of radiating lines. A robust-bodied lizard with rows of large rough tubercular scales covering the back, raised scales covering the limbs and tail, and elongated toes. Adults are 2.5 to 4.5 inches long, not including the tail, and up to about 13 inches long including the tail. Typically found in rocky locations in scrub, grassland, chaparral, oak woodland. (If you find it high up in the San Gabriel Mountains, look. Adults are 1.5 to 3.5 inches long not including the tail, up to 6 inches long with the tail. During very cold periods in winter, they may be inactive. Great color and thriving. Nocturnal and crepuscular during hot periods and diurnal during moderate temperatures. Adults are about 33 to 39 inches long, weighing about 300 lbs. Adults are typically 2 to 4.5 feet long. My personal favorite ... Eastern Hermanns tortoise hatchling. Southern California is a very diverse place.