Nevada Bodies of Water

The Great Basin Rattlesnake is a light brown snake with darker spots running down the middle of it’s back. They can come in shades of brown, gray, olive, and yellow. Like most...

The Mojave Green Rattlesnake is a large venomous snake with green to olive green scales with a brown or tan diamond pattern that runs down its back. The pattern can look somewha...

The Great Basin Collared Lizard is a medium-sized lizard that is easily identified by the black rings around its neck. These two black collars surround a lighter collar at the b...

Ring-necked Snakes are relatively small snakes. The body of the Ring-necked Snake can be a variety of solid colors such as olive, smoky black, blue-grey, or brown. The belly is ...

The Desert Iguana is a medium-sized lizard that thrives in the desert. They have a blunt head and a long tail that is usually longer than its body. It is a pale lizard with dark...

The Sierra Alligator Lizard is similar to the Shasta Alligator Lizard. It is a small lizard with short limbs, a long tail, and a slim body. This subspecies can have a variety of...

The Shasta Alligator Lizard is a medium-sized lizard with short limbs, a long tail, and a slim body. This subspecies can have a variety of color patterns, but is typically brown...

The Long-nosed Leopard Lizard is a moderate-sized lizard with a tail more than twice the length of the rest of the body. It has a relatively large head and small scales across t...

The Desert Tortoise is a medium-sized tortoise found throughout the Mojave Desert. They have thick, trunk-like legs that help carry them around, as well as a hard domed shell. ...

The Gila Monster is a large, stout lizard with short legs and a relatively short tail. They are surprisingly good at climbing rock terrain even with their short legs. The body i...

The Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake is a medium-sized snake with red, white, and black bands on its body. They have a flat and wide head.

The Pygmy Short-Horned Lizard is a small lizard with a round body and tiny legs. Its horns are little more than nubs, and do not protrude far from the skull. Their coloration al...