Las Vegas is a Mojave Desert valley ringed by dry mountains, and the wildlife hangs on where there is water. Desert cottontails and antelope ground squirrels work the washes, greater roadrunners and Gambel’s quail cross the desert edges, and the Clark County Wetlands Park on the east side is a genuine oasis, with herons, coots, and migrating shorebirds. Up in the ring of mountains, desert bighorn sheep look down on the whole valley.
Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Las Vegas. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
56,537
recent observations
30
species listed
13
plants
14
birds
2
reptiles & amphibians
Naturalists have logged 56,537 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Las Vegas. The most frequently seen is the Creosote Bush, with 9,637 recorded sightings.
Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (13 of the species listed here), followed by birds (14).