Desert Reptiles
Reptiles in the Desert Biome
Desert Animals: Mammals | Birds | Fish | Reptiles | Amphibians | Insects, Spiders, Invertebrates
Below is a list of reptiles that live in the desert with links to additional information on each one. Learn how they survive in the desert biome.
Desert Animal Survival: How animals adapt to the desert.
Classification: How desert plants and animals are classified.
REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS
Lizards
- Bearded Dragon (Inland)
- Chuckwallas
- Collared Lizard
- Gila
Monster
- Greater
Earless Lizard
- Horned Lizards
- Iguanas
- Western Banded Gecko
- Side-blotched Lizard
Rattlesnakes
Rattlesnakes And Venomous Reptiles
Snakes
- Ball Python (also called Royal Python)
- Central Asian Pit Viper
- Coachwhip Snake
- Coral Snake
- Copperhead
- Desert Horned Viper
- Gopher Snakes
- King Cobra
- Kingsnake
- Rosy Boa
- Royal Python (also called Ball Python)
- Striped Whipsnakes
Desert Animals: Mammals | Birds | Fish | Reptiles | Amphibians | Insects, Spiders, Invertebrates
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- Debunking Myths About Rattlesnakes, Scorpions and Tartantulas.
- Common Reptiles of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
- Hibernation: The Deep Sleep
- Migration
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