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Chaco Canyon National Historic Park - Wildlife
Chaco Canyon is located in the grasslands of the Upper Sonoran life zone of New Mexico. It is an arid environment, but satisfyingly lively. Below you'll find lists of the mammals, amphibians and reptiles of Chaco Canyon.
Mammals
Pronghorn (Antilocarpra americana) Rare
Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) Uncommon
Coyote (Canis latrans) Common
Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis) Uncommon
Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) Common
Bobcat (Felis rufus) Common
Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) Rare
Badger (Taxidea taxus) Common
Black-Footed Ferret (Mustel nigripes) Rare
Western Spotted Skunk (Ogale gracilis) Uncommon
Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis) Uncommon
Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) Common
Blacktail Jackrabbit (Lepus califorinicus) Common
Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) Common
Valley Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae) Uncommon
Colorado Chipmunk (Eutamias quadrivittatus) Rare
Spotted Ground Squirrel (Spermophilius spilosoma) Rare
White-Tailed Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus leucurus) Abundant
Gunnison's Prairie Dog (Cynomys gunnisoni) Common
Stephen's Woodrat (Neotoma stephensi) Common
Western Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis) Abundant
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) Abundant
Northern Grasshopper Mouse (Onychomys leucogaster) Abundant
Bannertail Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys spectabilis) Common
Pallid Bat (Antrozous pallidus) Common
California Myotis (Myotis californicus) Common
Amphibians
Tiger salamander (Abystome tigrinum) - rare
Plains spadefoot toad (Scaphipus bombifrons) - common along arroyo after early summer rains.
Reptiles
Lizards
Collared lizard (Crotaphutus collaris) - often seen at Pueblo Alto and Chetro Ketl.
Many-lined skink (Eumeces multivirgatus) - common
Side-blotched lizard (Uta Stanasburiana) - common
Northern Plateau lizard (Sceloporous undulatus)
Lesser earless lizard (Holbrookia maculata)
Sagebrush lizard (Sceloporous graciosuss)
Northern tree lizard (Urosaurus ornatus) Plateau whiptail lizard (Cnemidohorus valor)
Mountain short-horned lizard (Phrynosoma douglassi)- uncommon
SnakesGopher/bull snake (Pituophis melanoleucus) - common around ruins.
Prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) - common in back country.
Wandering garter snake (Thamnophis elegans)
Desert striped whipsnake (Masticophis taeniatus)
Painted desert glossy snake (Arizona elegans) - rare
Night snake (Hypsiglena torquata) - rare
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