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Southwestern
Region
PRODUCED IN COOPERATION WITH
Southwestern New Mexico Audubon Society
& Department of Natural Science,
Western New Mexico University
United States
Department of
Agriculture
PREPARED BY
Forest Service
A Species Checklist for The Gila National Forest
Fish,
Amphibians,
Reptiles and
Mammals …
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Spruce-Fir
Mt. Grassland
Marsh/Open
Decid. Riparian
Conif. Riparian
U – Uncommon
X -- Extirpated
T-Threatened
S- Sensitive
*R-Reintroduced
*The Mexican Gray Wolf was reintroduced to the area in 1998. Information on this
species was added to this listing by the staff of the Gila Visitor Center in March 2004.
Illustrations by Hank Pavlokovich
E-Endangered
The particular status of species that are “listed” is shown in parenthesis
following the name.
Federal Status
P – Permanent Resident
S – Summer Resident
W – Winter Resident
The Residence column is for bats only and lists the time of year each
Species normally appears in the checklist area.
Residency
Vegetation Type Preference
1. Desert
2. Oak Woodland
3. Oak-Juniper
4. Piñon-Juniper
5. Ponderosa Pine
C – Common
F – Fairly Common
R – Rare
Checklist Key
Vegetation types on the Gila National Forest range from spruce/fir on the
Mogollon Mountains and the Black Range, to Desert Scrub and remnant
Grassland at lower elevations in the Burro Mountains. Ponderosa pine is the
dominant species at mid-elevations, 6,000 to 7,000 feet. Piñon/Juniper or
oak/juniper/piñon woodland is found on drier sites throughout the forest. This
extreme range in elevation and the many corresponding vegetation types
provide for a diverse fauna which includes 30 fish species, 11 amphibians, 44
reptiles and 84 mammals. Resident status is given only for migratory bats (see
below). The remaining categories describe the habitat(s) where one is most
likely to encounter each species, and specific habitat requirements.
Using the Checklist
__Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
__Black Bullhead
Ictalurus melas
__Yellow Bullhead
Ictalurus natalis
Catfish-Ictaluridae
__ Desert Sucker
Pantosteus clarki
Rio Grande Sucker (S)
Pantosteus plebeius
__Sonora Sucker
Catostomus insignis
Suckers - Catostomidae
__Chihuahua Chub (E)
Gila nigrescens
__Roundtail Chub (S)
Gila robusta
__Spikedace (T)
Meda fulgida
__Loach Minnow (T)
Tiaroga cobitis
__Speckled Dace
Rhinichthys osculus
__Longfin Dace
Agosia chrysogaster
__Fathead Minnow
Pimephales promelas
__Red Shiner
Cyprinella lutrensis
__Beautiful Shiner (E)
Cyprinella formosa
__Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Minnows-Cyprinidae
Trout, Salmon, and Graylings
Salmonidae
Gila Trout (E)
Oncorhynchus gilae
__Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout (S)
Orcorhynchus clarki virginalis
__Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
__Cutthroat Trout
Oncorhynchus clarki
__Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
Fish
Abundance
■
■
■
■
U
F
X
F
■
■
■
F
U
F
■
■
C
F
■
C
■
■
R
U
■
R
■
■
F
F
■
R
■
Residence
F
Desert
■
Oak Woodland
F
Oak-Juniper
■
Pinyon-Juniper
C
Ponderosa Pine
■
Spruce-Fir
R
Mt. Grassland
■
Marsh/Open
R
__Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieui
__Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
__Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
__Green Sunfish
Leopomis cyanellus
__ Longear Sunfish
Lepomis megalotis
White Crappie
Pomoxis annularis
Sunfishes - Centrarchidae
__Gila Topminnows (E)
Poeciliopsis occidentalis
__Mosquitofish
Gambusia affinis
Topminows -Poeciliidae
__Flathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
Abundance
Ponderosa Pine
Pinyon-Juniper
Oak-Juniper
Oak Woodland
Desert
Residence
■
■
U
F
■
C
■
■
U
C
■
C
■
Spruce-Fir
C
Mt. Grassland
■
■
Marsh/Open
X
F
Conif.Riparian
Decid. Riparian
Conif.Riparian
Decid. Riparian
Amphibians
Frogs-Ranidae
__Bullfrog
Rana catesbeiana
__Chiricahua Leopard Frog
Rana catesbeiana
Lowland Leopard Frog
Rana yavapaiensis
Hylid Frogs - Hylidae
__Western Chorus Frog
Pseudacris triseriata
__Mountain Treefrog
Hyla eximia
__Canyon Treefrog
Hyla arenicolor
__Red-Spotted Toad
Bufo punctatus
Bufo microscaphus
Toads - Bufonidae
__Woodhouse’s Toad
Bufo woodhousii
__Southwestern Toad
Spadefoot Toads Pelobatidae
__New Mexico Spadefoot
Scaphiopus multiplicatus t
Salamanders Ambystomatidae
Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum
Abundance
Desert
Oak Woodland
R
R
■
■
■
F
C
■
F
■
■
■
■
Ponderosa Pine
F
■
■
■
■
■
Residence
F
■
Oak-Juniper
■
■
Pinyon-Juniper
F
C
C
C
Spruce-Fir
■
■
Marsh/Open
■
■
■
Decid. Riparian
■
■
■
Conif.Riparian
■
Iguanas
Iguanidae
__Collared Lizard
Crotaphytus collaris
__Lesser Earless Lizard
Holbrookia maculata
__Greater Earless Lizard
Cophosaurus texanus
__Crevice Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus poinsettii
__Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
__Clark’s Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus clarkii
__Plateau Lizard
Sceloporus virgatus
__Desert Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus magister
__Tree Lizard
Urosaurus Ornatus
Short-horned Lizard
Phrynosoma douglassii
Texas Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma cornutum
Round Tailed Lizard
Phrynosoma modestum
Geckos
Gekkonidae
__Western Banded Gecko
Coleonyx variegatus
Beaded Lizards
Helodermatidae
__Gila Monster
Heloderma suspectum
Softshell Turtle
Trionychidae
__Spiny Softshell
Trionyx spiniferus
__Ornate Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata
Box Turtles - Testudinidae
Sonora Mud Turtle
Kinostemon sonoriense
Turtles-Kinosternidae
Reptiles
Abundance
Desert
Oak Woodland
■
■
U
U
C
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
C
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
Residence
F
■
■
■
■
■
■
Oak-Juniper
■
■
■
■
■
■
Pinyon-Juniper
F
F
C
F
C
F
F
U
R
R
F
F
Ponderosa Pine
■
■
■
■
Spruce-Fir
■
■
Mt. Grassland
■
Marsh/Open
■
■
Decid. Riparian
■
■
■
Conif.Riparian
Mt. Grassland
Abundance
Desert
Lampropeltis getulus
__Plains Blackhead Snake
Tantilla nigriceps
__Common Kingsnake
Salvadora grahamiae
Ring-necked Coachwhip
Snake
Masticophis flagellum
Bull Snake
Pituophis melanoleucus
__Big Bend Patchnose Snake
Salvadora deserticola
__Mountain Patchnose Snake
Colubrids - Colubridae
__Black-necked Garter Snake
Thamnophis cyrtopsis
__Narrowhead Garter Snake
Thamnophis rufipunctatus
__Checkered Garter Snake
Thamnophis marcianus
__Western Terrestrial Garter
Snake - Thamnophis elegans
Striped Whipsnake
Masticophis taeniatus
Slender Blind Snakes
Leptotyphlopidae
__Texas Blind Snake
Leptotyphlops dulcis
__Western Blind Snake
Leptotyphlops humilis
__Madrean Alligator Lizard
Elgaria kingii
Anguids - Anguidae
Cnemidophorus uniparens
__ Western Whiptail
Cnemidophorus tigris
__Gila Spotted Whiptail
Cnemidophorus flagellicaudus
■
U
U
U
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
C
F
■
■
■
C
■
■
■
■
■
C
C
■
F
■
Mt. Grassland
U
■
■
Spruce-Fir
■
Marsh/Open
■
■
■
■
■
■
Ponderosa Pine
■
Decid. Riparian
C
■
■
■
■
U
■
■
■
■
R
F
F
C
■
■
■
■
C
■
_ Desert Grassland Whiptail
Residence
■
■
Oak Woodland
■
Oak-Juniper
F
F
U
Pinyon-Juniper
Teids (Whiptails) - Teidae
__Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail
Cnemidophorus exsanguis
Eumeces obsoletus
__Many-lined Skink
Eumeces multivirgatus
__Great Plains Skink
Conif.Riparian
■
Coral Snakes-Elapidae
__Merriam’s Shrew
Sorex merriami
Dusky Shrew
Sorex monticolus
Shrews - Soricidae
Mammals
__Black-tailed Rattlesnake
Crotalus molossus
__Western Diamond-backed
Rattlesnake - Crotalus atrox
__Western Rattlesnake
Crotalus viridis
__Rock Rattlesnake
Crotalus lepidus
Pit Vipers - Crotalidae
__Arizona Coral Snake
Micruroides euryxanthus
Residence
Residence
Abundance
Abundance
C
R
U
C
C
C
R
U
■
■
■
■
■
■
Desert
Desert
R
Oak-Juniper
Pinyon-Juniper
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
Spruce-Fir
Spruce-Fir
■
■
■
■
■
■
Mt. Grassland
Mt. Grassland
Oak-Juniper
__Southwestern Blackhead
Snake
Tantilla hobartsmithi
__Sonora Mountain Kingsnake
Lampropeltis pyromelana
Marsh/Open
Marsh/Open
Pinyon-Juniper
Skinks - Scincidae
Decid. Riparian
Decid. Riparian
Ponderosa Pine
Oak Woodland
Oak Woodland
Ponderosa Pine
Conif.Riparian
Conif.Riparian
Hares and Rabbits
Leporidae
__Black-tailed Jack Rabbit
Lepus californicus
__Desert Cottontail
Sylvilagus audubonii
__Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
Big-eared Bats
__Townsend’s Bat
Plecotus townsendii
__Pallid Bat
Antrozous pallidus
Freetailed Bat - Molossidae
__Mexican Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida brasiliensis
Plain Nose Bats
Vespertilionidae
__Southwestern Myotis
Myotis auriculus
__Yuma Myotis
Myotis yumanensis
Long-eared Myotis
Myotis evotis
__Fringed Myotis
Myotis thysanodes
__Long-legged Myotis
Myotis volans
California Myotis
Myotis californica
__Little Brown Myotis
Myotis lucifiga
__Western Small-footed Myotis
Myotis leibii
__Silver-haired Bat
Lasionycteris noctivagans
__Western Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus hesperus
__Big Brown Bat
Eptesicus fuscus
__Hoary Bat
Lasiurus cinereus
__Western Red Bat
Lasiurus blosseuillii
__(Allen’s) Mexican Big-eared Bat
Idionycteris phyllotis
__Spotted Bat
Euderma maculatum
Desert Shrew
Notiosorex crawfordi
Abundance
S
P
S
S
P
T
S
S
S
U
C
C
C
C
C
R
F
R
■
C
U
■
■
■
Desert
F
T
S
C
F
S
C
S
P
C
C
S
C
P
S
U
C
S
Residence
F
C
Oak Woodland
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
Oak-Juniper
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
Pinyon-Juniper
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
Ponderosa Pine
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
Spruce-Fir
■
■
■
■
■
Decid. Riparian
■
__Southern Grasshopper Mouse
Onychomys arenicola
__Western Harvest Mouse
Reithrodontomys megalotis
__ Northern Rock Mouse
Peromyscus nasutus
__Cactus Mouse
Peromyscus eremicus
Onychomys leucogaster
Native Rats, Mice and Voles Muridae
__Northern Grasshopper Mouse
Kangaroo Rats and Pocket
Mice - Heteromyidae
__Desert Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus penicillatus
__Silky Pocket Mouse
Perognathus flavus
__Ord’s Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys ordii
__Merriam’s Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys merriami
Pocket Gophers - Geomyidae
__Botta’s Pocket Gopher
Thomomys bottae
Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsomicus
__Gunnison’s Prairie Dog
Cynomys gunnisoni
__Spotted Ground Squirrel
Spermophilus spilosoma
__Rock Squirrel
Spermophilus variegatus
__Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
__Golden-mantled Ground
Squirrel
Spermophilus lateralis
__Cliff Chipmunk
Tamias dorsalis
__Gray-collared Chipmunk
Tamias cinereicollis
Sciurus arizonensis
Squirrels Sciuridae
__Abert’s Squirrel
Sciurus aberti
__Arizona Gray Squirrel
Abundance
■
■
C
■
■
■
F
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
Oak-Juniper
F
■
■
U
U
■
■
C
■
■
■
U
■
■
■
■
Oak Woodland
F
■
F
C
F
C
C
R
■
C
Residence
■
Desert
U
R
C
U
C
Pinyon-Juniper
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
Ponderosa Pine
■
■
■
■
■
■
Spruce-Fir
■
■
■
■
Mt. Grassland
■
■
■
■
■
Decid. Riparian
■
Conif.Riparian
Marsh/Open
Conif.Riparian
Marsh/Open
Mt. Grassland
F
__Stephen’s Woodrat
C
F
U
R
__Kit Fox - Vulpes velox
Mexican Gray Wolf (E-*R)
Canis liupes baileyi
U
F
U
P
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
Mt. Grassland
U
■
Marsh/Open
■
■
■
Decid. Riparian
X
■
■
F
F
■
C
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
F
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
Ponderosa Pine
■
■
■
■
■
Pinyon-Juniper
■
Spruce-Fir
F
■
■
C
__Coyote - Canis latrans
__Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Dogs and Allies - Canidae
Porcupines - Erethizontidae
__Porcupine
Erethizon dorsatum
Beaver
Castor canadensis
Beaver - Castoridae
__Mexican Woodrat
Neotoma mexicana
__Montane Vole
Microtus montanus
__Mexican Vole
Microtus mexicanus
__Long-tailed Vole
Microtus longicaudus
__Southern Red-backed Vole
Clethrionomys gapperi
__ Meadow Vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus
__Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
__House Mouse
Mus musculus
Neotoma stephensi
■
C
■
C
■
■
■
■
C
F
C
Neotoma albigula
Residence
■
■
Desert
C
Oak Woodland
■
Oak-Juniper
U
Abundance
__Grateful Mouse
Peromyscus gratus
__Deer Mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus
__White-footed Mouse
Peromyscus leucopus
__Brush Mouse
Peromyscus boylii
__Piñon Mouse
Peromyscus truei
_ Hispid Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hispidus
__Yellow-bellied Cotton Rat
Sigmodon fulviventer
__White-throated Woodrat
Conif.Riparian
■
■
Desert
■
■
F
F
F
Bighorn Sheep Bovidae
__Bighorn Sheep
Ovis canadensis
F
C
C
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
U
F
■
U
U
■
■
■
F
C
U
U
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
U
■
■
Residence
■
■
Oak Woodland
■
Oak-Juniper
F
F
F
Abundance
Pronghorn Antilocapridae
__Pronghorn
Antilocapra Americana
Deer and Allies Cervidae
__Elk or Wapiti
Cervus elaphus
__Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
__White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
Javelina - Tayassuidae
__Collared Peccary (Javelina)
Tayassu tajacu
Cats - Felidae
__Bobcat
Felis rufus
__Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
Weasels, Skunks and Allies Mustelidae
__Long-tailed Weasel
Mustela frenata
__Badger
Taxidea taxus
__Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
__Hooded Skunk
Mephitis macroura
__Western Spotted Skunk
Spilogale gracilis
__Common Hog-nosed Skunk
Conepatus mesoleucus
__Raccoon
Procyon lotor
__Ringtail
Bassariscus astutus
__Coati
Nasua narica
Procyonidae
Raccoon and Allies -
Bears - Ursidae
__Black Bear
Ursus americanus
Pinyon-Juniper
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
Ponderosa Pine
■
■
■
■
■
■
■
Spruce-Fir
■
■
■
■
■
■
Mt. Grassland
■
■
Decid. Riparian
■
■
■
■
■
■
Conif.Riparian
Marsh/Open