Wildlife of Chatfield State Park

This guide identifies mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and fish of Chatfield State Park. Chatfield reservoir is one of the largest bodies of water along the Front Range open to public recreation. The park offers water enthusiasts the opportunity to enjoy fishing, boating, sailing, water-skiing, ...more ↓

Great Plains Toad 1
Anaxyrus cognatus
Woodhouse's Toad 2
Anaxyrus woodhousii
Boreal Chorus Frog 3
Pseudacris maculata
American Bullfrog 4
Lithobates catesbeianus
Northern Leopard Frog 5
Lithobates pipiens
Plains Spadefoot 6
Spea bombifrons
Western Tiger Salamander 7
Ambystoma mavortium
Prairie Lizard 8
Sceloporus consobrinus
Sagebrush Lizard 9
Sceloporus graciosus
Eastern Fence Lizard 10
Sceloporus undulatus
Greater Short-horned Lizard 11
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Western Earless Lizard 12
Holbrookia maculata
Many-lined Skink 7
Plestiodon multivirgatus
Six-lined Racerunner 13
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus
Prairie Racerunner 14
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus viridis
Lined Snake 15
Tropidoclonion lineatum
Plains Garter Snake 16
Thamnophis radix
Common Garter Snake 17
Thamnophis sirtalis
Northern Watersnake 18
Nerodia sipedon
Plains Hognose Snake 19
Heterodon nasicus
Coachwhip 20
Masticophis flagellum
North American Racer 21
Coluber constrictor
Plains Black-headed Snake 10
Tantilla nigriceps
Gopher Snake 3
Pituophis catenifer
Bullsnake 1
Pituophis catenifer sayi
Western Milksnake 22
Lampropeltis gentilis
Eastern Milksnake 18
Lampropeltis triangulum
Prairie Rattlesnake 3
Crotalus viridis
Common Snapping Turtle 23
Chelydra serpentina
Ornate Box Turtle 24
Terrapene ornata
Painted Turtle 25
Chrysemys picta
Western Painted Turtle 3
Chrysemys picta bellii
Pond Slider 26
Trachemys scripta
Virginia Opossum 27
Didelphis virginiana
Desert Cottontail 28
Sylvilagus audubonii
Eastern Cottontail 29
Sylvilagus floridanus
Mountain Cottontail 20
Sylvilagus nuttallii
Black-tailed Jackrabbit 30
Lepus californicus
White-tailed Jackrabbit 8
Lepus townsendii
Fox Squirrel 31
Sciurus niger
Rock Squirrel 32
Otospermophilus variegatus
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel 33
Callospermophilus lateralis
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel 10
Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
Wyoming Ground Squirrel 34
Urocitellus elegans
Black-tailed Prairie Dog 35
Cynomys ludovicianus
Least Chipmunk 36
Tamias minimus
American Beaver 37
Castor canadensis
Plains Pocket Gopher 38
Geomys bursarius
Northern pocket gopher ssp. retrorsus 39
Thomomys talpoides retrorsus
Hispid Pocket Mouse 40
Chaetodipus hispidus
Northern pocket gopher ssp. infraluteus 41
Perognathus fasciatus infraluteus
Common Porcupine 42
Erethizon dorsatum
Norway Rat 43
Rattus norvegicus
House Mouse 44
Mus musculus
Muskrat 45
Ondatra zibethicus
Long-tailed Vole 46
Microtus longicaudus
Montane Vole 47
Microtus montanus
Meadow Vole 48
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Deer Mouse 49
Peromyscus maniculatus
Western Harvest Mouse 3
Reithrodontomys megalotis
Northern Grasshopper Mouse 50
Onychomys leucogaster
Bushy-tailed Wood Rat 51
Neotoma cinerea
Mexican Woodrat 40
Neotoma mexicana
Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse 52
Zapus hudsonius preblei
Mule Deer 53
Odocoileus hemionus
White-tailed Deer 54
Odocoileus virginianus
Elk 55
Cervus canadensis
American Elk 56
Cervus canadensis canadensis
Pronghorn 57
Antilocapra americana
Big Brown Bat 40
Eptesicus fuscus
Silver-haired Bat 58
Lasionycteris noctivagans
Eastern Red Bat 59
Lasiurus borealis
Hoary Bat 60
Lasiurus cinereus
Western Small-footed Myotis 61
Myotis ciliolabrum
American Black Bear 62
Ursus americanus
Common Raccoon 63
Procyon lotor
Long-tailed Weasel 64
Mustela frenata
American Mink 65
Neovison vison
American Badger 57
Taxidea taxus
Striped Skunk 66
Mephitis mephitis
Plains Spotted Skunk 67
Spilogale putorius interrupta
Bobcat 68
Lynx rufus
Mountain Lion 69
Puma concolor
Coyote 70
Canis latrans
Swift Fox 8
Vulpes velox
Red Fox 71
Vulpes vulpes
Gray Fox 72
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Masked Shrew 74
Sorex cinereus
Merriam's Shrew 50
Sorex merriami
Dusky Shrew 50
Sorex monticolus
American Water Shrew 50
Sorex palustris
Smallmouth Bass 75
Micropterus dolomieu
Largemouth Bass 76
Micropterus salmoides
Green Sunfish 77
Lepomis cyanellus
Orangespotted Sunfish 78
Lepomis humilis
Bluegill 79
Lepomis macrochirus
Black Crappie 80
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Iowa Darter 81
Etheostoma exile

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