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Wildlife of Eldorado Canyon State Park

Eldorado Canyon State Park lies eight miles southwest of the city of Boulder along the eastern edge of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in an ecotone between the grasslands below and coniferous forests in and above the park. The park is made up of 1,442 acres owned by the State of ...more ↓

Woodhouse's Toad 1
Anaxyrus woodhousii
Western Tiger Salamander 2
Ambystoma mavortium
Prairie Lizard 2
Sceloporus consobrinus
Eastern Fence Lizard 3
Sceloporus undulatus
Western Terrestrial Garter Snake 4
Thamnophis elegans
Common Garter Snake 5
Thamnophis sirtalis
North American Racer 6
Coluber constrictor
Gopher Snake 7
Pituophis catenifer
Bullsnake 8
Pituophis catenifer sayi
Smooth Greensnake 9
Opheodrys vernalis
Western Milksnake 10
Lampropeltis gentilis
Corn Snake 11
Pantherophis guttatus
Prairie Rattlesnake 7
Crotalus viridis
Abert's Squirrel 12
Sciurus aberti
Fox Squirrel 13
Sciurus niger
Southwestern Red Squirrel 14
Tamiasciurus fremonti
American Red Squirrel 15
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Least Chipmunk 16
Neotamias minimus
Colorado Chipmunk 7
Neotamias quadrivittatus
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel 17
Callospermophilus lateralis
American Beaver 18
Castor canadensis
Northern Pocket Gopher 19
Thomomys talpoides
North American Porcupine 20
Erethizon dorsatum
Muskrat 21
Ondatra zibethicus
Long-tailed Vole 22
Microtus longicaudus
Deer Mouse 23
Peromyscus maniculatus
Western Harvest Mouse 7
Reithrodontomys megalotis
Mule Deer 24
Odocoileus hemionus
Bighorn Sheep 25
Ovis canadensis
Big Brown Bat 26
Eptesicus fuscus
Hoary Bat 27
Lasiurus cinereus
Townsend's Big-eared Bat 7
Corynorhinus townsendii
Little Brown Bat 28
Myotis lucifugus
Western Small-footed Myotis 29
Myotis ciliolabrum
Miller's Myotis 30
Myotis evotis
Fringed Myotis 31
Myotis thysanodes
American Black Bear 32
Ursus americanus
Common Raccoon 33
Procyon lotor
Ringtail 34
Bassariscus astutus
Striped Skunk 35
Mephitis mephitis
Bobcat 36
Lynx rufus
Mountain Lion 37
Puma concolor
Coyote 38
Canis latrans
Red Fox 39
Vulpes vulpes
Dusky Shrew 40
Sorex monticolus
American Water Shrew 41
Sorex palustris
Brown Trout 42
Salmo trutta
Rainbow Trout 43
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Brook Trout 44
Salvelinus fontinalis
Longnose Dace 45
Rhinichthys cataractae
Longnose Sucker 46
Catostomus catostomus
White Sucker 47
Catostomus commersonii
Conical Trashline Orbweaver 48
Cyclosa conica
Togwoteeus biceps 49
European Harvestman 49
Phalangium opilio
Maple Erineum Mite 50
Aceria calaceris
Plum Finger Gall Mite 51
Eriophyes emarginatae
Orchesella cincta 52
Phoebus Parnassian 53
Parnassius phoebus
Rocky Mountain Parnassian 54
Parnassius smintheus
Anise Swallowtail 55
Papilio zelicaon
Pale Swallowtail 56
Papilio eurymedon
Two-tailed Swallowtail 57
Papilio multicaudata
Taxiles Skipper 58
Poanes taxiles
Woodland Skipper 59
Ochlodes sylvanoides
Long Dash 60
Polites mystic
Tawny-edged Skipper 61
Polites themistocles
Dun Skipper 62
Euphyes vestris
Garita Skipperling 3
Oarisma garita
Russet Skipperling 63
Piruna pirus
Afranius Duskywing 64
Erynnis afranius
Dreamy Duskywing 60
Erynnis icelus
Mottled Duskywing 3
Erynnis martialis
Pacuvius Duskywing 65
Erynnis pacuvius
Hackberry Emperor 66
Asterocampa celtis
Weidemeyer's Admiral 67
Limenitis weidemeyerii
Anicia Checkerspot 68
Euphydryas anicia
Northern Crescent 69
Phyciodes cocyta
Field Crescent 70
Phyciodes pulchella
Gorgone Checkerspot 71
Chlosyne gorgone
Red Admiral 72
Vanessa atalanta
Painted Lady 73
Vanessa cardui
Mourning Cloak 74
Nymphalis antiopa
Hoary Comma 75
Polygonia gracilis
Milbert's Tortoiseshell 76
Aglais milberti
Ochre Ringlet 77
Coenonympha tullia ochracea
Chryxus Arctic 61
Oeneis chryxus
Common Alpine 78
Erebia epipsodea
Small Wood-Nymph 64
Cercyonis oetus
Aphrodite Fritillary 79
Speyeria aphrodite
Atlantis Fritillary 3
Speyeria atlantis
Callippe Fritillary 80
Speyeria callippe
Edwards' Fritillary 3
Speyeria edwardsii
Silver-bordered Fritillary 81
Boloria selene
Variegated Fritillary 82
Euptoieta claudia
Striped Hairstreak 83
Satyrium liparops
Western Green Hairstreak 59
Callophrys affinis
Brown Elfin 70
Callophrys augustinus
Western Pine Elfin 84
Callophrys eryphon
Blue Copper 59
Lycaena heteronea

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