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
Snakes
Gopher/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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