U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Bosque del Apache · PDF fileU.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Bosque...
-
Upload
truongkhanh -
Category
Documents
-
view
214 -
download
1
Transcript of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Bosque del Apache · PDF fileU.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Bosque...
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Bosque del ApacheNational Wildlife RefugeWatchable Wildlife
Introduction“A Haunting and Revered Place”
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge is located in the Middle Rio Grande Valley, approximately 90 miles south of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The refuge was established in 1939, primarily to preserve important wintering habitat along the Rio Grande for waterfowl and to protect the population of Sandhill Cranes that relied upon the habitat.
Wildland Diversity Attracts Many Species of Wildlife
At the heart of the refuge is the 8,000 acres of floodplain along the Rio Grande, where river water has been diverted to create extensive wetlands and farmlands, and where active management ensures a high quality habitat (food, water, shelter, and space) for a variety of both migratory and non-migratory wildlife. Here wetlands, riparian forests, and cultivated agricultural fields (for producing wildlife food crops) are interspersed throughout the refuge, offering a variety of habitat needs for wintering waterfowl, and other wildlife species that depend upon them for their survival.
Surrounding the rich floodplain is approximately 49,470 acres of arid foothills and mesas, which rise to the Chupadera Mountains to the west and to the San Pascual Mountains to the east. In this corner of Chihuahuan desert, the seemingly harsh desert environment offers its own unique natural habitat sustaining a diversity of wildlife, which can be observed year-round.
Wildlife species in this brochure are grouped into five categories: birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and fish. Approximately 535 species of vertebrate animals occur on the refuge, indicating the richness and diversity of this environment. The brochure uses the Bar Bird Checklist, initiated in 2007, which illustrates the species’ relative abundance on the refuge during a calendar year.
This blue goose, designed by J.N. “Ding” Darling, has become the symbol of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Tips to Help You Enjoy Watching Wildlife on the Refuge
Early morning and early evening are generally the best times for observing wildlife, although there is always something exciting to see at other times of the day as well. Patience is the cardinal rule in wildlife viewing. Here are a few tips that will help you make the most of your time outdoors:• Prepare for your outing. Review each site before you go so that you are familiar with the lay of the land, the time of the year to visit, and what facilities are available.• Wildlife viewing is often seasonal. Many species of wildlife are present only during certain times of the year. For optimal viewing opportunities be sure to familiarize yourself with your intended destination before actually visiting the area.• Use field guides. Pocket field guides are essential for positive identification of many wildlife species. Guides are available for virtually every plant and animal found in New Mexico, and can be purchased in the refuge Nature Store.• Use binoculars or a spotting scope. Viewing aids will bridge the distance between you and many species of wildlife. Use of these types of viewing aids will enhance your viewing experience without causing undue disturbance to the wildlife.• Your vehicle makes the perfect viewing blind. Many species of wildlife on the refuge have adapted to the sight of a vehicle, but not the presence of humans moving around it. This is why your vehicle often makes the best viewing blind and will not immediately frighten wildlife.• Enjoy wildlife at a distance. You can actually harm wildlife by getting too close. Causing wildlife to stop feeding, stand up suddenly, run or fly away in the winter forces them to use critical energy reserves needed to survive. That is why it is essential to enjoy wildlife at a distance.
The refuge offers many opportunities for wildlife photography; however, being considerate of wildlife, as well as other photographers, will go far in enhancing not only your experience, but that of other visitors. Not every wild area on the refuge is open to the public. Take a few moments to orient yourself to the refuge by taking a map of the refuge and familiarizing yourself with refuge regulations, both of which can be found in the refuge publication the Habitat! (available at the refuge visitor center and at the information kiosk at the entrance to the wildlife drive). Use of the map, regulations, and the above tips will increase your odds of having a truly memorable trip. Good Luck!
Bird List Information and Key
This list contains 371 species which have been observed on the refuge since 1940. Species are listed in accordance with the 7th edition (1998) AOU checklist and the 48th Supplement to the AOU Checklist (July 2007).
SYMBOLS USED*# after species name indicates breeding
Extirpated or Extinct
Gambel QuailIllustration by Matt How, FWS
Bird List KeyABUNDANCE DEFINITIONS
ABUNDANT: Present inmoderate to large numbers,and easily found in suitablehabitat at the right time ofyear.
COMMON: Present in smallto moderate numbers, andusually can be found in suitablehabitat at the right time ofyear.
UNCOMMON: Present insmall numbers, and sometimesbut not always found withsome effort in suitable habitatat the right time of year.
O C CA S I O N A L : O c c u r sa n n u a l l y i n v e r y s m a l lnumbers. Not to be expectedon any given day, but somespecies might be found withextended effort over thecourse of the appropriateseason(s).
RARE: Occurs less thanannually, but there tends to bea pattern over time at the righttime of year in suitable habitat;4 or more records in last 10years.
ACCIDENTAL: Representsan exceptional occurrence thatmight not be repeated againfor years; 3 or fewer records inlast 10 years.
IRRUPTIVE: Represents anir r upt ive species whosenumbers are highly variablefrom year to year. There maybe small to even large numberspresent in one year, while inanother year it may be absentaltogether.
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Ducks, Geese, and Swans__Black-bellied Whistling-Duck__Fulvous Whistling-Duck__Greater White-fronted Goose__Snow Goose__Ross’s Goose__Brant__Cackling Goose__Canada Goose*__Trumpeter Swan__Tundra Swan__Wood Duck*__Gadwall*__Eurasian Wigeon__American Wigeon__Mallard*__Blue-winged Teal*__Cinnamon Teal*__Northern Shoveler*__Northern Pintail*__Green-winged Teal*__Canvasback*__Redhead*__Ring-necked Duck__Greater Scaup__Lesser Scaup__Surf Scoter__White-winged Scoter__Long-tailed Duck__Bufflehead__Common Goldeneye__Barrow’s Goldeneye__Hooded Merganser*__Common Merganser__Red-breasted Merganser__Ruddy Duck*Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail__Ring-necked Pheasant__Wild Turkey
New World Quail__Scaled Quail*__Gambel’s Quail*__Montezuma Quail
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Loons__Pacific Loon__Common Loon
Grebes__Pied-billed Grebe*__Horned Grebe__Eared Grebe__Western Grebe*__Clark’s Grebe*Pelicans__American White Pelican
Cormorants__Neotropic Cormorant*__Double-crested Cormorant*Herons, Bitterns, and Allies__American Bittern*__Least Bittern*__Great Blue Heron*__Great Egret*__Snowy Egret*__Little Blue Heron__Tricolored Heron__Cattle Egret*__Green Heron*__Black-crowned Night-Heron*__Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Ibises and Spoonbills__White Ibis__Glossy Ibis__White-faced Ibis*Storks__Wood Stork
New World Vultures__Turkey Vulture*Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies__Osprey__White-tailed Kite__Mississippi Kite__Bald Eagle__Northern Harrier*__Sharp-shinned Hawk__Cooper’s Hawk*__Northern Goshawk
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies__Common Black-Hawk__Harris’s Hawk__Red-shouldered Hawk__Swainson’s Hawk*__Zone-tailed Hawk__Red-tailed Hawk*__Ferruginous Hawk__Rough-legged Hawk__Golden Eagle*Caracaras and Falcons__American Kestrel*__Merlin__Aplomado Falcon__Peregrine Falcon__Prairie Falcon*Rails, Gallinules, and Coots__Virginia Rail*__Sora*__Common Moorhen*__American Coot*Cranes__Sandhill Crane
Lapwings and Plovers__Black-bellied Plover__American Golden-Plover__Snowy Plover*__Semipalmated Plover__Killdeer*__Mountain Plover
Stilts and Avocets__Black-necked Stilt*__American Avocet*Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies__Spotted Sandpiper*__Solitary Sandpiper__Greater Yellowlegs__Willet__Lesser Yellowlegs__Upland Sandpiper__Whimbrel__Long-billed Curlew__Hudsonian Godwit
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies__Marbled Godwit__Ruddy Turnstone__Red Knot__Sanderling__Semipalmated Sandpiper__Western Sandpiper__Least Sandpiper__White-rumped Sandpiper__Baird’s Sandpiper__Pectoral Sandpiper__Sharp-tailed Sandpiper__Dunlin__Stilt Sandpiper__Ruff__Short-billed Dowitcher__Long-billed Dowitcher__Common Snipe__Wilson’s Phalarope__Red-necked Phalarope__Red Phalarope
Skuas, Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers__Franklin’s Gull__Little Gull__Bonaparte’s Gull__Ring-billed Gull__California Gull__Herring Gull__Thayer’s Gull__Glaucous Gull__Sabine’s Gull__Black-legged Kittiwake__Least Tern__Caspian Tern__Black Tern__Common Tern__Forster’s Tern
Skuas and Jaegers__Long-tailed Jaeger
Pigeons and Doves__Rock Pigeon__Band-tailed Pigeon__Eurasian Collared-Dove__White-winged Dove*
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Pigeons and Doves__Mourning Dove*__Inca Dove__Ruddy Ground-Dove
Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis__Yellow-billed Cuckoo*__Greater Roadrunner*__Groove-billed Ani
Barn Owls__Barn Owl*Typical Owls__Western Screech-Owl*__Great Horned Owl*__Burrowing Owl*__Long-eared Owl*__Short-eared Owl__Northern Saw-whet Owl
Goatsuckers__Lesser Nighthawk*__Common Nighthawk*__Common Poorwill*Swifts__Chimney Swift__White-throated Swift
Hummingbirds__Black-chinned Hummingbird*__Calliope Hummingbird__Broad-tailed Hummingbird__Rufous Hummingbird
Kingfishers__Belted Kingfisher*Woodpeckers and Allies__Lewis’s Woodpecker__Red-headed Woodpecker__Acorn Woodpecker__Williamson’s Sapsucker__Yellow-bellied Sapsucker__Red-naped Sapsucker__Ladder-backed Woodpecker*__Downy Woodpecker*__Hairy Woodpecker*__Northern Flicker*
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Tyrant Flycatchers__Olive-sided Flycatcher__Western Wood-Pewee*__Willow Flycatcher*__Hammond’s Flycatcher__Gray Flycatcher__Dusky Flycatcher__Cordilleran Flycatcher__Black Phoebe*__Eastern Phoebe__Say’s Phoebe*__Vermilion Flycatcher*__Ash-throated Flycatcher*__Brown-crested Flycatcher__Couch’s Kingbird__Cassin’s Kingbird__Western Kingbird*__Eastern Kingbird__Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Shrikes__Loggerhead Shrike*__Northern Shrike
Vireos__Bell’s Vireo__Yellow-throated Vireo__Plumbeous Vireo__Cassin’s Vireo__Hutton’s Vireo__Warbling Vireo__Red-eyed Vireo
Crows and Jays__Steller’s Jay__Blue Jay__Western Scrub-Jay*__Pinyon Jay__Black-billed Magpie__American Crow__Chihuahuan Raven*__Common Raven*Larks__Horned Lark
Swallows__Purple Martin__Tree Swallow*
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Swallows__Violet-green Swallow__Northern Rough-winged Swallow*__Bank Swallow__Cliff Swallow*__Barn Swallow*Chickadees and Titmice__Black-capped Chickadee__Mountain Chickadee__Juniper Titmouse
Penduline Tits and Verdins__Verdin*Long-tailed Tits and Bushtits__Bushtit*Nuthatches__Red-breasted Nuthatch__White-breasted Nuthatch*Creepers__Brown Creeper
Wrens__Cactus Wren*__Rock Wren*__Canyon Wren*__Carolina Wren__Bewick’s Wren*__House Wren__Winter Wren__Sedge Wren__Marsh Wren
Dippers__American Dipper
Kinglets__Golden-crowned Kinglet__Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers__Blue-gray Gnatcatcher__Black-tailed Gnatcatcher*Thrushes__Eastern Bluebird__Western Bluebird__Mountain Bluebird__Townsend’s Solitaire
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Thrushes__Swainson’s Thrush__Hermit Thrush__American Robin*Mockingbirds and Thrashers__Gray Catbird*__Northern Mockingbird*__Sage Thrasher__Brown Thrasher__Curve-billed Thrasher*__Crissal Thrasher*Starlings__European Starling*Wagtails and Pipits__White Wagtail__American Pipit__Sprague’s Pipit
Waxwings__Cedar Waxwing
Silky-flycatchers__Phainopepla*Wood-Warblers__Blue-winged Warbler__Golden-winged Warbler__Tennessee Warbler__Orange-crowned Warbler__Nashville Warbler__Virginia’s Warbler__Lucy’s Warbler*__Northern Parula__Yellow Warbler*__Chestnut-sided Warbler__Magnolia Warbler__Black-throated Blue Warbler__Yellow-rumped Warbler__Black-throated Gray Warbler__Black-throated Green Warbler__Townsend’s Warbler__Yellow-throated Warbler__Grace’s Warbler__Prairie Warbler__Palm Warbler__Bay-breasted Warbler
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Wood-Warblers__Blackpoll Warbler__Black-and-white Warbler__American Redstart__Prothonotary Warbler__Ovenbird__Northern Waterthrush__Kentucky Warbler__Mourning Warbler__MacGillivray’s Warbler__Common Yellowthroat*__Hooded Warbler__Wilson’s Warbler__Canada Warbler__Painted Redstart__Yellow-breasted Chat*Tanagers__Hepatic Tanager__Summer Tanager*__Scarlet Tanager__Western Tanager
Emberizids__Green-tailed Towhee__Spotted Towhee*__Eastern Towhee__Canyon Towhee*__Cassin’s Sparrow*__Rufous-crowned Sparrow__American Tree Sparrow__Chipping Sparrow__Clay-colored Sparrow__Brewer’s Sparrow__Field Sparrow__Black-chinned Sparrow__Vesper Sparrow__Lark Sparrow*__Black-throated Sparrow*__Sage Sparrow__Lark Bunting__Savannah Sparrow__Grasshopper Sparrow__Henslow’s Sparrow__Fox Sparrow__Song Sparrow__Lincoln’s Sparrow__Swamp Sparrow__White-throated Sparrow
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Emberizids
__Harris’s Sparrow__White-crowned Sparrow__Golden-crowned Sparrow__Dark-eyed Junco__McCown’s Longspur__Chestnut-collared Longspur
Cardinals, Saltators, and Allies__Northern Cardinal__Pyrrhuloxia*__Rose-breasted Grosbeak__Black-headed Grosbeak*__Blue Grosbeak*__Lazuli Bunting__Indigo Bunting*__Painted Bunting__Dickcissel
Blackbirds__Bobolink__Red-winged Blackbird*__Eastern Meadowlark__Western Meadowlark*__Yellow-headed Blackbird__Rusty Blackbird__Brewer’s Blackbird__Common Grackle__Great-tailed Grackle*__Bronzed Cowbird__Brown-headed Cowbird*__Orchard Oriole__Hooded Oriole__Bullock’s Oriole__Scott’s Oriole*Fringilline and Cardueline Finches and Allies__Cassin’s Finch__House Finch*__Red Crossbill__Pine Siskin__Lesser Goldfinch*__Lawrence’s Goldfinch__American Goldfinch__Evening Grosbeak
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Emberizids__Swamp Sparrow__White-throated Sparrow__Harris’s Sparrow__White-crowned Sparrow__Golden-crowned Sparrow__Dark-eyed Junco__McCown’s Longspur__Chestnut-collared Longspur
Cardinals, Saltators, and Allies__Northern Cardinal__Pyrrhuloxia*__Rose-breasted Grosbeak__Black-headed Grosbeak*__Blue Grosbeak*__Lazuli Bunting__Indigo Bunting*__Painted Bunting__Dickcissel
Blackbirds__Bobolink__Red-winged Blackbird*__Eastern Meadowlark__Western Meadowlark*__Yellow-headed Blackbird__Rusty Blackbird__Brewer’s Blackbird__Common Grackle__Great-tailed Grackle*__Bronzed Cowbird__Brown-headed Cowbird*__Orchard Oriole__Hooded Oriole__Bullock’s Oriole__Scott’s Oriole*Fringilline and Cardueline Finches and Allies__Cassin’s Finch__House Finch*__Red Crossbill__Pine Siskin__Lesser Goldfinch*__Lawrence’s Goldfinch__American Goldfinch__Evening Grosbeak
Old World Sparrows__House Sparrow*
__White-throated Sparrow__Harris’s Sparrow__White-crowned Sparrow__Golden-crowned Sparrow__Dark-eyed Junco__McCown’s Longspur__Chestnut-collared Longspur
Cardinals, Saltators, and Allies__Northern Cardinal__Pyrrhuloxia*__Rose-breasted Grosbeak__Black-headed Grosbeak*__Blue Grosbeak*__Lazuli Bunting__Indigo Bunting*__Painted Bunting__Dickcissel
Blackbirds__Bobolink__Red-winged Blackbird*__Eastern Meadowlark__Western Meadowlark*__Yellow-headed Blackbird__Rusty Blackbird__Brewer’s Blackbird__Common Grackle__Great-tailed Grackle*__Bronzed Cowbird__Brown-headed Cowbird*__Orchard Oriole__Hooded Oriole__Bullock’s Oriole__Scott’s Oriole*Fringilline and Cardueline Finches and Allies__Cassin’s Finch__House Finch*__Red Crossbill__Pine Siskin__Lesser Goldfinch*__Lawrence’s Goldfinch__American Goldfinch__Evening Grosbeak
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Emberizids__Swamp Sparrow
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Other Wildlife on the Refuge
CoyoteIllustration by Matt How, FWS
The remaining species are animals that also utilize the refuge but are perhaps a little more challenging to observe due to their general preferences in habitat types and behavior. The list includes 73 species of mammals, 12 species of amphibians, 56 species of reptiles, and 23 species of fish. These animals are always a welcome addition to any field trip and certainly add to the excitement and experience of visiting the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge.
MammalsOpossum Western Small-footed Myotis Virginia Opossum Myotis ciliolabrumDidelphis virginiana CommonUncommon
Long-eared Myotis Shrews Myotis evotisCrawford’s Gray (Desert) CommonShrew Notiosorex crawfordi
Arizona Myotis CommonMyotis occultus Hollister
Bats CommonYuma Myotis
Fringed Myotis Myotis yumanensisMyotis thysanodes MillerHypotheticalCommon
Fringed Myotis BearMyotis thysandoesBlack Bear Ursus americanusFairly CommonUncommon
Long-legged Myotis Raccoon and RingtailsMyotis volansRaccoon procyon lotorFairly CommonFairly Common
California Myotis Ringtail Bassariscus astutusMyotis californicusUncommonHypothetical
White-nosed Coati Western PipistrelNasua naricaPipistrellus hesperusHypotheticalCommon
Weasels and BadgersBig Brown BatLong-tail Weasel Eptesicus fuscusMustela frentataFairly CommonUncommon
Hoary Bat Lasiurus cinereusAmerican Badger UncommonTaxidea taxus
Townsend’s (Western) Big- Uncommoneared Bat Plecotus townsendi
SkunksHypotheticalSpotted Skunk
Pallid Bat Antrozous pallidus Spilogale putoriusFairly Common Uncommon
Brazilian Freetail Bat Striped Skunk Tadarida brasiliensis Mephitis mephitisCommon Fairly Common
Silver-haired Bat Hog-nosed Skunk Lasionycteris noctivagans Conepatus LeuconotusCommon Hypothetical
Eastern Red Bat Dogs (Canines)zlasiurus borealis Coyote Canis latransCommon Common
Red Fox Vulpes fulvaUncommon
Kit Fox Vulpes macrotis Field mice and ratsUncommon Silky Pocket Mouse
Perognathus flavusGray Fox Fairly CommonUrocyon cinereoargenteusUncommon Apache Pocket Mouse
Perognathus apacheCats HypotheticalMountain Lion Felis concolorUncommon Rock Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus intermediusBobcat Lynx rufus HypotheticalFairly Common
Bannertail Kangaroo RatPrairie Dogs, Chipmunks, Dipodomys spectabilisand Squirrels UncommonBlack-tailed Prairie DogCynomys ludovicianus Ord Kangaroo Rat Reintroduced, Status Dipodomys ordiUnknown Common
Gunnison Prairie Dog Merriam Kangaroo RatCynomys gunnisoni Dipodomys merriamiExtirpated Fairly Common
Rock Squirrel Plains Harvest Mouse Spermophilus variegates Reithrodontomys montanusCommon Hypothetical
Thirteen-lined Ground Western Harvest Mouse Squirrel Spermophilus Reithrodontomys megalotistridecemlineatus Fairly CommonRare on the refuge
Cactus Deer Mouse Spotted Ground Squirrel Peromyscus eremicusSpermophilus spilosoma HypotheticalHypothetical
North American Deer Mouse White-tail Antelope Squirrel Peromyscus maniculatusAmmospermophilus leucurus CommonHypothetical
White-footed Deer Mouse Texas Antelope Squirrel Peromyscus leucopusAmmospermophilus Commoninterpres
Brush Mouse HypotheticalPeromyscus boylei
Gophers HypotheticalValley (Botta’s) Pocket Gopher
Pinon Mouse Thomomys bottaePeromyscus trueiCommonHypothetical
Plains Pocket Gopher Northern Grasshopper Mouse Geomys bursariusOnychomys leucogasterUncommonUncommon
Desert Pocket GopherWhite-throated WoodratGeomys arenarius MerriamNeotoma albigulaUncommonFairly Common
Mexican Woodrat Neotoma MexicanaHypothetical
Hispid Cotton Rat Sigmodon hispidusCommon
(Common) Muskrat Ondatra zibethicaCommon
Brown (Norway) Rat Rattus norvegicus AmphibiansHypothetical
SalamandersHouse Mouse Mus musculus Barred Tiger Salamander Fairly Common Ambystoma tigrinum
mavortiumNew Mexico Meadow CommonJumping Mouse Zapus Hudsonius luteus SpadefootsHypothetical Couch’s Spadefoot
Scaphiopus couchiiBeaver CommonAmerican Beaver Castor canadensis New Mexico Spadefoot Common Spea multiplicata
CommonPorcupineNorth American Porcupine Plains Spadefoot Erethizon dorsatum Spea bombifronsUncommon Common
Rabbits and hares True ToadsBlack-tailed Jackrabbit Southwestern Woodhouse’s Lepus californicus ToadCommon Bufo woodhousii australis
CommonDesert Cottontail Sylvilagus auduboni Red-spotted Toad Common Bufo punctatus
UncommonHoofed MammalsCollared Peccary (Javelina) Great plains Toad Dicotyles tajacu Bufo cognatusFairly Common Common
Elk Cervus canadensis Western Green Toad Fairly Common Bufo debilis insidior
RareMule Deer Odocoileus hemionus TreefrogsCommon Western Chorus Frog
Pseudacris triseriataPronghorn HypotheticalAntiocapra americanaUncommon Canyon Treefrog
Hyla arenicolorGemsbok (South African Oryx) HypotheticalOryx gazellaFairly Common – Introduced
Barred Tiger SalamanderIllustration by Matt How, FWS
Western diamondback rattlesnakeIllustration by Matt How, FWS
True Frogs Bullfrog Rana catesbeianaNorthern Leopard Frog CommonRana pipiensUncommon (Displaced by bullfrogs)
Reptiles
Turtles and Tortoise Desert Box Turtle Snapping Turtle Terrapene ornata luteolaChelydra serpentine Uncommon Rare on the refuge
Texas Spiny Softshell TurtleYellow Mud Turtle Apalone spinifera emoryiKinosternon flavescens Fairly CommonHypothetical
LizardsWestern Painted Turtle Speckled Earless LizardChrysemys picta belli Holbrookia maculate Common approximans
UncommonRed-eared Slider Trachemys scripta elegans Southwestern Earless LizardUncommon – Introduced Cophosaurus texanus scitulusSpecies Fairly Common
Big Bend Slider Western Collard LizardTrachemys gaigae Crotaphytus collaris baileyi
Fairly CommonFairly Common
Longnose Leopard Lizard Desert-grassland Whiptail Gambelia wislizenii Aspidoscelis uniparenswislizenii CommonFairly Common
Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail Twin-spotted Spiny Lizard Aspidoscelis exsanguisSceloporus magister Commonbimaculosus
Marbled WhiptailCommonAspidoscelis tigris
Southwestern Prairie Lizard marmoratusSceloporus undulatus Commonconsobrinus
Checkered Whiptail CommonAspidoscelis tesselatus
Ornate Tree Lizard CommonVrosaurus ornaths
Snakes - Non-VenomousHypotheticalWestern Blind Snake
Desert Side-blotched Lizard Leptotyphlops humulisUta stansburiana steingeri HypotheticalCommon
Texas Blind Snake Eastern Tree Lizard Leptotyphlops dulcisUrosaurus ornatus ornatus UncommonUncommon
Regal Ringneck Texas Horned Lizard Diadophis punctatus regalisPhrynosoma cornutum UncommonCommon
Plains Hognose SnakeMountain Short-horned Heterodon nasicus nasicusLizard CommonPhrynosoma douglassii
Eastern Yellow-bellied RacerhernandesiColuber constrictor Uncommonflaviventris
Roundtail Horned Lizard UncommonPhrynosoma modestum
Western CoachwhipFairly CommonColuber flagellum testaceus
Skinks CommonGreat Plains Skink
Desert Striped WhipsnakeEumeces obsoletusColuber taeniatus taeniatusUncommonUncommon
Variable Skink Big Bend Patchnose SnakeEumeces multivirgatus Salvadora deserticolagaigeaeUncommonRare
Mountain Plateau Patchnose Whiptails and RacerunnersSnakeNew Mexico Whiptail Salvadora grahamiae Aspidoscelis neomexicanusgrahamiaeCommonUncommon
Little Striped WhiptailGreat Plains Rat SnakeAspidoscelis inornatusElaphe guttata emoryiCommonHypothetical
Trans-Pecos Rat Snake Ground Snake Bogerdophis subocularis Sonora semiannulataHypothetical Uncommon
Painted Desert Glossy Snake Western Hooknose Snake Arizona elegans philipi Gyalopion canumCommon Rare
Gopher Snake Plains Blackhead Snake Pituophis catenifer Tantilla nigricepsCommon Common
Desert Kingsnake Texas Night SnakeLampropeltis getula splendida Hypsiglena torquata janiCommon Common
New Mexico Milk Snake Snakes – Vipers and Lampropeltis triangulum Pitvipers - Venomouscelaenops Desert MassasaugaHypothetical Sistrurus catenatus
edwardsiiTexas Longnose Snake UncommonRhinocheilus lecontei tessellates Western Diamondback Common Rattlesnake
Crotalus atroxNew Mexico Garter Snake CommonThamnophis sirtalis dorsalisCommon Banded Rock Rattlesnake
Crotalus lepidus klauberiWandering Garter Snake RareThamnophis elegans vagransRare Northern Blacktail
RattlesnakeWestern Blackneck Garter Crotalus molossus molossusSnake UncommonThamnophis cyrtopsis cyrtopsis Prairie Rattlesnake Uncommon Crotalus viridis viridis
CommonCheckered Garter SnakeThamnophis marcianus marcianusCommon
Fish
Shad Bullhead and CatfishGizzard Shad Black Bullhead Dorosoma cepediam Ameiurus melasUncommon Uncommon
Threadfin Shad Yellow Bullhead Dorosoma petenense Ameiurus natalisUncommon Uncommon
Carp, Minnows and Suckers Channel Catfish Red Shiner Ictalurus punctatusCyprinella lutrensis lutrensis CommonCommon
Live-Bearing FishesCommon Carp Western Mosquitofish Cyprinus carpio Gambusia affinisCommon Common
Rio Grande Silvery Minnow Sunfish, Bass, and PerchHybognathus amarus White Bass Morone chrysopsCommon Uncommon
Fathead Minnow Green Sunfish Pimephales promelas Lepomis cyanellusCommon Uncommon
Bullhead Minnow Bluegill Pimephales vigilax Lepomis marochirus speciosusFairly Common Uncommon
Flathead Chub Largemouth Bass Platygobio gracilis gulonella Micropterus salmoidesCommon Uncommon
Longnose Dace White Crappie Rhinichthys cataractae Pomoxis annulariscataractae UncommonCommon
Yellow Perch Perca flavescensRiver Carpsucker UncommonCarpiodes carpio elongates
Bigscale Logperch CommonPercina macrolepida
White Sucker UncommonCatostomus commersoni
Walleye Sander vitreusCommonUncommon
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife RefugeP.O. Box 280San Antonio, New Mexico 87832575/835-1828575/835-0314 FAX
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servicehttp://www.fws.gov/southwest/
For Refuge Information1 800/344-WILD
New Mexico State Relay System1 800/659-8331
Bugling Elk with matePhotograph by Aaron Drew, FWS
November 2008