Nevada Bodies of Water

The Smith’s Black-headed Snake is a small and secretive snake with a brown or beige body and a dark brown or black head. There is a light collar between the body and the dark ...

The Western Brush Lizard is a small lizard with a slender body, short limbs, and a long tail that is often twice the length of the body. The coloration of this species varies th...

The Desert Night Lizard is a small, secretive lizard found in the Mojave Desert. They are typically tan with small dark brown spots along the back but can be found a pretty wide...

The Desert Horned Lizard is a small, round lizard found throughout the West. They are well camouflaged in their surroundings, and body color can be beige, tan, brown, slightly ...

The Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake is a small snake with pale coloration and dark blotches. The scale over the nose is large and upturned, giving it the appearance of a leaf.

The Great Basin Gopher Snake is a large, non-venomous snake. They have dark, blotchy markings running down their back with lighter, yellowish scales covering the rest of their b...

The Western Red-tailed Skink is a heavy-bodied lizard with smooth scales, short limbs, and a long tail that can be twice the length of the body. Adults are brown, olive, gray or...

The Northern Rubber Boa is a small snake with a blunt tail and small eyes. The body is typically brown to olive green with a light belly. They are somewhat pink when they’re y...

The Mojave Shovel-nosed Snake is a small snake with a rounded body and smooth scales. The body is usually white, cream, or light yellow with dark bands. The face is small and na...

The Western Banded Gecko is a small lizard with velvety skin. They can be found in a wide variety of colors from pale yellow, gray, cream, and pink with spots and banding across...

The Western Diamondback Rattlesnake is the largest rattlesnake found in Nevada. They are light colored with diamond shaped spots along their back. The diamond pattern is outline...

The Sidewinder is a heavy-bodied pit viper with lighter body colors and darker markings that help it blend in with its desert habitat. They have a large, triangular head with a ...