Anniella geronimensis, Shaw, 1940

Peralta-García, Anny, Valdez-Villavicencio, Jorge H., Fucsko, Lydia Allison, Hollingsworth, Bradford D., Johnson, Jerry D., Mata-Silva, Vicente, Rocha, Arturo, DeSantis, Dominic L., Porras, Louis W. & Wilson, Larry David, 2023, The herpetofauna of the Baja California Peninsula and its adjacent islands, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation status, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 326) 17 (1), pp. 57-142 : 114-116

Anniella geronimensis ** (14) Phrynosoma cerroense ** (14)

Aspidoscelis labialis ** (15)

Three of these species are peninsular endemics, and the other two are non-endemics. As a group, their EVS values range from 14 to 15.

No. 25. Sceloporus vandenburgianus Cope, 1896 . The Southern Sagebrush Lizard occurs “from the Coast Ranges in Los Angeles County, California, south to southern San Diego County. A disjunct population occurs in the Sierra Juarez and Sierra San Pedro Mártir, Baja California, Mexico …” ( Grismer 2002: 174). This individual came from La Tasajera, Sierra San Pedro Mártir, in the municipality of Ensenada. In this study its EVS is noted as 14, placing it at the lower limit of the high vulnerability category. The IUCN judged its conservation status as Least Concern (LC), and SEMARNAT assessed it as a species of Special Protection (Pr). Photo by Jorge H. Valdez-Villavicencio.

No. 27. Phyllodactylus unctus (Cope, 1863) . The San Lucan Leaf-toed Gecko “on the peninsula…is restricted to the Cape Region. In the Gulf of California, it has been reported from Islas Partida Sur, Espíritu Santo, Ballena, Gallo, Gallina, and Cerralvo…” Grismer 2002: 209). This individual was found in the Sierra Las Cacachilas , Baja California Sur, in the municipality of La Paz. In this study its EVS is indicated as 15, placing it in the lower portion of the high vulnerability category. The IUCN judged its conservation status as Near Threatened (NT), and SEMARNAT assessed this gecko as a species of Special Protection (Pr). Photo by Jorge H. Valdez-Villavicencio .

No. 26. Urosaurus nigricaudus (Cope, 1864) . The Blacktailed Brush Lizard “ranges along the eastern side of the Peninsular Ranges from San Diego County, California, south to the Cape Region of Baja California Sur ” ( Grismer 2002: 180). This individual was found in the Cañón San Dionisio , Sierra La Laguna , Baja California Sur, in the municipality of Los Cabos. In this study its EVS was estimated as 7, placing it in the upper portion of the low vulnerability category. The IUCN judged its conservation status at Least Concern (LC), and SEMARNAT listed it as Threatened (A). Photo by Jorge H. Valdez-Villavicencio.

No. 28. Plestiodon lagunensis Van Denburgh, 1895 . The San Lucan Skink “has a disjunct distribution throughout southern Baja California…In the Cape Region, it is restricted to the Sierra La Laguna and associated eastern foothills. North of the Cape Region, it is known from four localities: the vicinity of the Comondús; Santa Àgueda, approximately 150 km to the north…; northern Sierra Guadalupe; and San Francisco de la Sierra …” ( Grismer 2002: 237–238). This individual came from La Purisima, Baja California Sur, in the municipality of Comondú. In this study its EVS was judged as 13, placing it at the upper limit of the medium vulnerability category. The IUCN assessed its conservation status as Least Concern (LC), and SEMARNAT indicated it as a species of Special Protection (Pr). Photo by Jorge H. Valdez-Villavicencio.

The 10 th rank is held by the BCCFR, the Baja California Coniferous Forest Region , which includes the following four high vulnerability species :