Wildlife in White Sands National Park
Here’s what naturalists are spotting in White Sands 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 White Sands
soaptree yucca
Yucca elata
673 observations
purple sand verbena
Abronia angustifolia
642 observations · iNaturalist
Western Earless Lizard
Holbrookia maculata
465 observations
Kingcup Cactus
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
279 observations
Frosted Mint
Poliomintha incana
177 observations · iNaturalist
Southwestern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus cowlesi
140 observations · iNaturalist
Rough-lipped Darkling Beetle
Eleodes hispilabris
131 observations · iNaturalist
Hartweg's Sundrops
Oenothera hartwegii
115 observations · iNaturalist
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
99 observations
Torrey's Jointfir
Ephedra torreyana
95 observations · iNaturalist
Fourwing Saltbush
Atriplex canescens
91 observations
Arizona Striped Whiptail
Aspidoscelis arizonae
89 observations · iNaturalist
Common Side-blotched Lizard
Uta stansburiana
82 observations
Alkali Sacaton
Sporobolus airoides
76 observations · iNaturalist
Rubber Rabbitbrush
Ericameria nauseosa
67 observations · iNaturalist
Iodinebush
Allenrolfea occidentalis
65 observations · iNaturalist
Upright Blazingstar
Mentzelia procera
65 observations · iNaturalist
Rayless Greenthread
Thelesperma megapotamicum
55 observations · iNaturalist
White Sands fanmustard
Nerisyrenia linearifolia
52 observations · iNaturalist
Sand Fiddleleaf
Nama carnosa
51 observations · iNaturalist
Gypsum Centaury
Zeltnera maryanniana
49 observations · iNaturalist
Pale Evening Primrose
Oenothera pallida
48 observations
Christmas cholla
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
47 observations · iNaturalist
tree cholla
Cylindropuntia imbricata
47 observations
Little Striped Whiptail
Aspidoscelis inornatus
45 observations · iNaturalist
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
44 observations
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
43 observations
catchfly prairie gentian
Eustoma exaltatum
43 observations · iNaturalist
Sand Ricegrass
Eriocoma hymenoides
43 observations · iNaturalist
Nevada Buck Moth
Hemileuca nevadensis
41 observations · iNaturalist
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