Wildlife of Lory State Park

Lory State Park's 2,492 acres are situated 7 miles west of Fort Collins in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The park borders Horsetooth Reservoir and reaches 7,015 feet at its highest point. The park contains a gradual gradation of ecosystems from grasslands and riparian areas into ...more ↓

Prairie Lizard 1
Sceloporus consobrinus
Greater Short-horned Lizard 2
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Western Earless Lizard 3
Holbrookia maculata
Six-lined Racerunner 4
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus
Plains Garter Snake 6
Thamnophis radix
Common Garter Snake 7
Thamnophis sirtalis
Plains Hognose Snake 8
Heterodon nasicus
Racer 9
Coluber constrictor
Gopher Snake 5
Pituophis catenifer
Eastern Milksnake 10
Lampropeltis triangulum
Prairie Rattlesnake 5
Crotalus viridis
Common Snapping Turtle 11
Chelydra serpentina
Painted Turtle 5
Chrysemys picta

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