SPECIES LISTS FOR SAN FRANCISCO CITY AND COUNTY
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AMPHIBIANS

COMMON NAME
 GENUS SPECIES INTRODUCTION VERIFIED
Arboreal Salamander Aneides lugubris NATIVE  
Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana NATIVE  
California Newt Taricha torosa NATIVE  
California Slender Salamander Batrachoseps attenatus

NATIVE

 yes
Ensatina Ensatina eschscholtzi   yes
Foothill Yellow-legged Frog Rana boylei NATIVE  
Pacific Treefrog Hyla regilla NATIVE yes
Red-legged Frog Ran aurura NATIVE  
Tiger Salamander Ambytoma tigrinum NATIVE  
Western Toad Bufo Boreas NATIVE  

REPTILES

COMMON NAME GENUS SPECIES INTRODUCTION VERIFIED
California Whipsnake Masticophis lateralis NATIVE  
Coast Horned Lizard Phrynosoma coranaum NATIVE  
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis NATIVE  
Common King Snake Lampropeltis getulus NATIVE  
Gopher Snake Pituophis melanoleucus NATIVE  
Northern Alligator Lizard Gerrhonotus coeruleus NATIVE  
Racer Coluber constrictor NATIVE  
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus NATIVE  
Rubber Boa Charina bottae NATIVE  
Sharp-Tailed Snake Contia tenuis NATIVE  
Southern Alligator Lizard Gerrhonotus multicarinatus NATIVE  
Western Aquatic Garter Snake Thamnophis couchi NATIVE  
Western Fence Lizard Sceoporus occidentalis NATIVE  
Western Pond Turtle Clemmys marmorata NATIVE  
Western Rattlesnake Crotalis viridis NATIVE  
Western Skink Eumecus skiltonianus NATIVE  
Western Terrestrial Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans NATIVE  
Western Whiptail Cnemidophorus tigris NATIVE  

 

WHAT WE MEAN BY VERIFIED - Flora and fauna that have been "verified" are ones that have been seen or noted by one of the scientists, educators, or naturalists here at the Academy.
WHO DID THE RESEARCH? - This project was researched, compiled and the results made into this web site by Academy High School Interns Erica Bestpitch and Evan Saint-Pierre under the supervision of the librarians in the Biodiversity Resource Center using Academy Library resources. Additional help and information was contributed by Fernando Pico and the Academy High School Interns involved in the CAS SF Bay: 2K project.

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