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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.

7,367
recent observations
30
species listed
22
plants
5
reptiles & amphibians
2
birds

Naturalists have logged 7,367 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Canyonlands. The most frequently seen is the Common Side-blotched Lizard, with 743 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
743 observations
Kingcup Cactus
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
516 observations
Common Raven
Corvus corax
454 observations
Plateau Fence Lizard
Sceloporus tristichus
432 observations · iNaturalist
Colorado Pinyon
Pinus edulis
375 observations
Utah Juniper
Juniperus osteosperma
375 observations · iNaturalist
Fremont barberry
Berberis fremontii
333 observations · iNaturalist
Smallflower Fishhook Cactus
Sclerocactus parviflorus
321 observations · iNaturalist
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
296 observations
Western Whiptail
Aspidoscelis tigris
279 observations
single-leaf ash
Fraxinus anomala
277 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Prince's Plume
Stanleya pinnata
246 observations · iNaturalist
Hopi Chipmunk
Neotamias rufus
239 observations
Woolly Locoweed
Astragalus mollissimus
231 observations · iNaturalist
Stansbury's Cliffrose
Purshia stansburyana
190 observations · iNaturalist
Littleleaf Mountain Mahogany
Cercocarpus intricatus
190 observations · iNaturalist
Blackbrush
Coleogyne ramosissima
186 observations · iNaturalist
Ornate Tree Lizard
Urosaurus ornatus
178 observations
Green Ephedra
Ephedra viridis
178 observations · iNaturalist
cushion buckwheat
Eriogonum ovalifolium
144 observations · iNaturalist
Brown-spined Pricklypear
Opuntia phaeacantha
136 observations
Common Sagebrush Lizard
Sceloporus graciosus
129 observations
Narrowleaf Yucca
Yucca angustissima
127 observations · iNaturalist
Great Basin Sand Verbena
Abronia elliptica
125 observations · iNaturalist
Pale Evening Primrose
Oenothera pallida
124 observations
Hoary Townsend Daisy
Townsendia incana
123 observations · iNaturalist
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
115 observations
crispleaf buckwheat
Eriogonum corymbosum
107 observations · iNaturalist
Fourwing Saltbush
Atriplex canescens
102 observations
firecracker penstemon
Penstemon eatonii
96 observations

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