Reptiles and amphibians present on the Jornada del Muerto including the Dona Ana Mountains.
| ORDER SQUAMATA (snakes & lizards) | |
| FAMILY LEPTOTYPHLOPIDAE | |
| Western Blind Snake | Leptotyphlops humilis |
| Texas Blind Snake | Leptotyphlops dulcis |
| FAMILY COLUBRIDAE | |
| Western Hognose Snake | Heterodon nasicus |
| Coachwhip | Masticophis flagellum |
| Desert Striped Whipsnake | Masticophis taeniatus |
| Big Bend Patch-nosed Snake | Salvadora hexalepis |
| Trans-Pecos Rat Snake | Bogertophis subocularis |
| Glossy Snake | Arizona elegans |
| Gopher Snake (Bullsnake) | Pituophis melanoleucus |
| Desert Kingsnake (Sonora Kingsnake) | Lampropeltis getula |
| Long-nosed Snake | Rhinocheilus lecontei |
| Western Hook-nosed Snake | Gyalopion canum |
| Ground Snake | Sonora semiannulata |
| Plains Black-headed Snake | Tantilla nigriceps |
| Lyre Snake | Trimorphodon biscutatus |
| Night Snake | Hypsiglena torquata |
| FAMILY VIPERIDAE (poisonous) | |
| Massasauga | Sistrurus catenatus |
| Western Diamondback Rattlesnake | Crotalus atrox |
| Rock Rattlesnake | Crotalus lepidus |
| Black-tailed Rattlesnake | Crotalus molossus |
| Prairie (Western) Rattlesnake | Crotalus viridis |
| FAMILY IGUANIDAE | |
| Collared Lizard | Crotaphytus collaris |
| Leopard Lizard | Gambelia wislizenii |
| Greater Earless Lizard | Cophosaurus texanus |
| Lesser Earless Lizard | Holbrookia maculata |
| Texas Horned Lizard | Phrynosoma cornutum |
| Roundtail Horned Lizard | Phrynosoma modestum |
| Desert Spiny Lizard | Sceloporus magister |
| Eastern Fence Lizard | Sceloporus undulatus |
| Tree Lizard | Urosaurus ornatus |
| Side-blotched Lizard | Uta stansburiana |
| FAMILY SCINCIDAE | |
| Great Plains Skink | Eumeces obsoletus |
| FAMILY TEIIDAE | |
| Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail | Cnemidophorus exanguis |
| Little Striped Whiptail | Cnemidophorus inornatus |
| New Mexico Whiptail | Cnemidophorus neomexicanus |
| Checkered Whiptail | Cnemidophorus grahmii |
| (formerly C. tesselatus) | |
| Western Whiptail | Cnemidophorus tigris |
| Desert Grassland Whiptail | Cnemidophorus uniparens |
| ORDER TESTUDINATA or CHELONIA (turtles) | |
| FAMILY TESTUDINIDAE (EMYDIDAE) | |
| Ornate Box Turtle | Terrapene ornata |
| ORDER ANURA (frogs & toads) | |
| FAMILY BUFONIDAE | |
| Great Plains Toad | Bufo cognatus |
| Green Toad | Bufo debilis |
| Red-spotted Toad | Bufo punctatus |
| Woodhouse’s Toad | Bufo woodhousei |
| FAMILY PELOBATIDAE | |
| Couch’s Spadefoot | Scaphiopus couchii |
| Plains Spadefoot | Spea bombifrons |
| New Mexico Spadefoot | Spea multiplicata |
| ORDER CAUDATA (salamanders) | |
| FAMILY AMBYSTOMATIDAE | |
| Tiger Salamander | Ambystoma tigrinum |
Range verification provided by Paul Hyder (NMSU) and supplemented by Dona Ana County distribution maps in: Williamson, M.A., P.W. Hyder, J.S. Applegarth. 1994. Snakes, lizards, turtles, frogs, toads, & salamanders of New Mexico. Sunstone Press, Santa Fe. NM. 176 p.
7/13/2003 [entry by John Anderson]
Cnemidophorus tesselatus changed to C. grahmii as per David Lightfoot with reference to Degenhardt, W. G., C. W. Painter, and A. Price. 1996. Amphibians and reptiles of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press.