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Blacktail rattlesnake near trail to the Cliff Dwellings. Photo by Jamie Corson |
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The following reptiles are listed in the brochure "Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles and Mammals...A Species Checklist for the Gila National Forest", which can be obtained by calling the Gila Cliff Dwellings Visitor Center at (505) 536-9461. Unless otherwise noted, abundance ranges from uncommon to fairly common to common. Sonora Mud Turtle Ornate Box Turtle Spiny softshell - rare Gila monster - rare Western Banded Gecko Collared lizard Lesser earless lizard Greater earless lizard Crevice spiny lizard Eastern Fence lizard Clark's Spiny lizard Plateau lizard Desert Spiny lizard Tree lizard Short-horned lizard Texas Horned lizard Round-tailed lizard Many-lined skink Great Plains skink Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail Desert-grassland Whiptail Western Whiptail Gila Spotted Whiptail Madrean alligator Lizard Texas blind snake - rare Western blind snake Black-necked garter snake Narrowhead garter snake Checkered garter snake Western Terrestrial garter snake Striped whipsnake Ring-necked coachwhip snake Bull snake Big Bend Patchnose snake Mountain Patchnose snake Plains blackhead snake Southwestern blackhead snake - rare Common kingsnake Sonora Mountain kingsnake Arizona coral snake - rare Black-tailed rattlesnake Western diamond-backed rattlesnake Western rattlesnake Rock rattlesnake
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