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Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Chaco Culture National Historic Park
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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 whiptaillizard (Cnemidohorus valor)
Mountain short-horned lizard (Phrynosoma douglassi) - uncommon
Snakes
Gopher/bull snake (Pituophis melanoleucus) - common around ruins
Prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) - common in backcountry.
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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