Wildlife in Petrified Forest National Park
Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Petrified Forest right now - pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
Most-observed species in Petrified Forest
Common Raven
Corvus corax
611 observations
Eastern Collared Lizard
Crotaphytus collaris
455 observations
tree cholla
Cylindropuntia imbricata
253 observations
Plateau Fence Lizard
Sceloporus tristichus
249 observations · iNaturalist
Fourwing Saltbush
Atriplex canescens
217 observations
Common Side-blotched Lizard
Uta stansburiana
199 observations
Whipple Cholla
Cylindropuntia whipplei
188 observations · iNaturalist
Pronghorn
Antilocapra americana
179 observations
Gopher Snake
Pituophis catenifer
171 observations
golden mariposa lily
Calochortus aureus
149 observations · iNaturalist
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
149 observations
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
140 observations
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
138 observations
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
137 observations
Flaxflowered Ipomopsis
Ipomopsis longiflora
131 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Prince's Plume
Stanleya pinnata
121 observations · iNaturalist
Greater Short-horned Lizard
Phrynosoma hernandesi
117 observations
Desert Cottontail
Sylvilagus audubonii
115 observations
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
110 observations
Stansbury's Cliffrose
Purshia stansburyana
104 observations · iNaturalist
Great Plains Toad
Anaxyrus cognatus
98 observations
crispleaf buckwheat
Eriogonum corymbosum
97 observations · iNaturalist
Prairie Rattlesnake
Crotalus viridis
96 observations
Western Earless Lizard
Holbrookia maculata
95 observations
silverleaf nightshade
Solanum elaeagnifolium
91 observations · iNaturalist
Saltlover
Halogeton glomeratus
87 observations · iNaturalist
Plateau Striped Whiptail
Aspidoscelis velox
84 observations · iNaturalist
Banana Yucca
Yucca baccata
82 observations
Black-throated Sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata
78 observations
Mexican Spadefoot
Spea multiplicata
74 observations
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