WILD LIFE in the NORTH HILLS
Flora and Fauna of Claremont Canyon, Oakland, California



MAMMAL, REPTILE, AND AMPHIBIAN SPECIES NAMES WITH PHOTO LINKS
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MAMMALS

Didelphis virginiana Virginia Opossum
Lynx rufus Bobcat
Puma concolor - Mountain Lion/Cougar/Puma (MM 8/11; GW 9/11)
Mephitis mephitis Striped Skunk
Microtus californicus California Vole
Myotis sp. Bat
Odocoileus hemionus Black-tailed Mule Deer
Peromyscus maniculatus North American Deermouse
Procyon lotor Northern Raccoon
Mustela frenata - Long-tailed Weasel (JR&FP 4/08)
Neotoma fuscipes Dusky-footed Woodrat
Rattus sp. Rat
Rattus norvegicus Brown Rat
Rattus rattus House Rat
Scapanus latimanus Broad-footed or California Mole
Sciurus nigris Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sylvilagus bachmani Brush Rabbit
Thomomys bottae Botta's Pocket Gopher
Canis latrans Coyote
Urocyon cinereoargenteus Gray Fox
Vulpes vulpes Red Fox


REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS

Aneides lugubris Arboreal Salamander
Charina bottae Northern Rubber Boa
Contia tenuis Sharp-tailed Snake
Crotalus organus oreganus Northern Pacific Rattlesnake
Diadophis punctatus amabilis Pacific Ring-necked Snake
Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata California Alligator Lizard
Ensatina eschscholtzii xanthoptica Yellow-eyed Ensatina
Masticophis (alt. Coluber) lateralis euryxanthus Alameda Striped Racer (formerly Alameda Whipsnake)
Pituophis catenifer catenife Pacific Gophersnake
Plestiodon skiltonianus skiltonianus Skilton's Skink
Pseudacris sierra Sierran Treefrog
Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii Coast Range Fence Lizard
Taricha torosa California Newt
Thamnophis elegans terrestris Coast or Western Terrestrial Gartersnake