Whiskeytown’s Cold-Blooded Residents
During the warm summer months, visitors to Whiskeytown can spot a variety of lizards, snakes, and turtles across the park. Whiskeytown is home to:
Lizards
- Northern Alligator Lizard (Gerrhonotus (=Elgaria) coerulea)
- Shasta Alligator Lizard (Gerrhonotus (=Elgaria) coeruleus shastensis)
- Southern Alligator Lizard (Gerrhonotus (=Elgaria) multicarinata)
- Sagebrush Lizard (Sceloporus graciosus)
- Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)
- Western Skink (Eumeces skiltonianus)
- Western Whiptail (Cnemidophorus tigris)
Snakes
- Rubber Boa (Charina bottae)
- Yellow Racer (Coluber constrictor)
- Sharp-Tailed Snake (Contia tenuis)
- Ring-Necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus)
- Night Snake (Hypsiglena torquata)
- Common Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula)
- California Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis zonata)
- California Whipsnake / Striped Racer (Masticophis lateralis)
- Gopher Snake / Bull Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus)
- Western Aquatic Garter Snake (Thamnophis couchii)
- Western Terrestrial Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans)
- Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)
- Western Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)
Turtles
- Western Pond Turtle (Clemmys marmorata)