The animals here are listed alphabetically by common name.

A few things to keep in mind when viewing the images below: 

1. Males and females of the same species don’t always look the same;
2. adults and juveniles of the same species don’t always look the same; and
3. some species look the same and can only be differentiated from one another by dental or DNA analysis.

The names listed under the image* of the animal are, to the best of my knowledge, current and correct.  Some of the common names, as well as the scientific names, may differ from what is listed on the Range Maps and Life History Account sheets.  Names change as taxonomy continues to shift in all fields of biology!

 *All of the images below were downloaded from the Internet.  They were either listed for non-commercial use or are used with the permission of the photographer. The NCRCD would like to gratefully acknowledge the following photographers: Connor Long, Ben Low, Gary Nafis, and Jackson D. Shedd. Thank you so much gentlemen!

American Bullfrog – Rana catesbeiana

California Red-legged Frog – Rana draytonii

California Toad – Anaxyrus boreas halophilus

Foothill Yellow-legged Frog – Rana boylii

Northern Brown Skink – Plestiodon gilberti placerensis

Sierra Nevada Ensatina – Ensatina eschscholtzii platensis

Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog – Rana sierrae

Sierra Newt – Taricha sierrae

Sierran Treefrog – Pseudacris sierra

Southern Long-toed Salamander – Ambystoma macrodactylum sigillatum

Western Skink – Eumeces skiltonianus