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Wildlife in Canyonlands National Park

Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Canyonlands right now - pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.

7,490
recent observations
30
species listed
22
plants
5
reptiles & amphibians
2
birds

Naturalists have logged 7,490 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Canyonlands. The most frequently seen is the Common Side-blotched Lizard, with 767 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (22 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (5).

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Most-observed species in Canyonlands

Common Side-blotched Lizard
Uta stansburiana
767 observations
Kingcup Cactus
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
518 observations
Common Raven
Corvus corax
462 observations
Plateau Fence Lizard
Sceloporus tristichus
446 observations
Utah Juniper
Juniperus osteosperma
378 observations · iNaturalist
Colorado Pinyon
Pinus edulis
360 observations
Fremont barberry
Berberis fremontii
336 observations · iNaturalist
Smallflower Fishhook Cactus
Sclerocactus parviflorus
325 observations · iNaturalist
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
312 observations
Western Whiptail
Aspidoscelis tigris
284 observations
single-leaf ash
Fraxinus anomala
280 observations · iNaturalist
Hopi Chipmunk
Neotamias rufus
251 observations
Desert Prince's Plume
Stanleya pinnata
250 observations · iNaturalist
Woolly Locoweed
Astragalus mollissimus
231 observations · iNaturalist
Littleleaf Mountain Mahogany
Cercocarpus intricatus
192 observations · iNaturalist
Stansbury's Cliffrose
Purshia stansburyana
190 observations · iNaturalist
Blackbrush
Coleogyne ramosissima
187 observations · iNaturalist
Ornate Tree Lizard
Urosaurus ornatus
184 observations
Green Ephedra
Ephedra viridis
184 observations · iNaturalist
cushion buckwheat
Eriogonum ovalifolium
146 observations · iNaturalist
Brown-spined Pricklypear
Opuntia phaeacantha
141 observations
Common Sagebrush Lizard
Sceloporus graciosus
133 observations
Narrowleaf Yucca
Yucca angustissima
127 observations · iNaturalist
Great Basin Sand Verbena
Abronia elliptica
127 observations · iNaturalist
Hoary Townsend Daisy
Townsendia incana
127 observations · iNaturalist
Pale Evening Primrose
Oenothera pallida
125 observations
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
121 observations
crispleaf buckwheat
Eriogonum corymbosum
108 observations · iNaturalist
Fourwing Saltbush
Atriplex canescens
102 observations
firecracker penstemon
Penstemon eatonii
96 observations

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