Wildlife of Cherry Creek State Park

Comprised of an 880-acre reservoir and 3305 acres of upland, Cherry Creek State Park is the largest regional park and recreation area in the southeast Denver area. it was also the first park in the state park system. Located in the High Plains section of the Great Plains, the park sits on a ...more ↓

Taxonomy
« Back To Vertebrates Subphylum Vertebrata
- Reptiles Class Reptilia
  - 12 Snakes and Lizards Order Squamata
  - 6 Turtles and Tortoises Order Testudines

Northern Prairie Lizard ¹
Sceloporus undulatus garmani

Western Earless Lizard ²
Holbrookia maculata

Many-lined Skink ³
Plestiodon multivirgatus

Lined Snake ⁴
Tropidoclonion lineatum

Western Terrestrial Garter Snake ⁵
Thamnophis elegans

Plains Garter Snake ⁶
Thamnophis radix

Plains Hognose Snake ⁷
Heterodon nasicus

North American Racer ⁸
Coluber constrictor

Yellowbelly Racer ³
Coluber constrictor flaviventris

Gopher Snake ⁹
Pituophis catenifer

Bullsnake ¹⁰
Pituophis catenifer sayi

Prairie Rattlesnake ¹
Crotalus viridis viridis

Spiny Softshell ¹¹
Apalone spinifera

Common Snapping Turtle ¹²
Chelydra serpentina

Ornate Box Turtle ¹³
Terrapene ornata

Painted Turtle ⁹
Chrysemys picta

Pond Slider ¹⁴
Trachemys scripta

Red-eared Slider ¹⁵
Trachemys scripta elegans

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Wildlife of Cherry Creek State Park

Northern Prairie Lizard 1 Sceloporus undulatus garmani

Western Earless Lizard 2 Holbrookia maculata

Many-lined Skink 3 Plestiodon multivirgatus

Lined Snake 4 Tropidoclonion lineatum

Western Terrestrial Garter Snake 5 Thamnophis elegans

Plains Garter Snake 6 Thamnophis radix

Plains Hognose Snake 7 Heterodon nasicus

North American Racer 8 Coluber constrictor

Yellowbelly Racer 3 Coluber constrictor flaviventris

Gopher Snake 9 Pituophis catenifer

Bullsnake 10 Pituophis catenifer sayi

Prairie Rattlesnake 1 Crotalus viridis viridis

Spiny Softshell 11 Apalone spinifera

Common Snapping Turtle 12 Chelydra serpentina

Ornate Box Turtle 13 Terrapene ornata

Painted Turtle 9 Chrysemys picta

Pond Slider 14 Trachemys scripta

Red-eared Slider 15 Trachemys scripta elegans