• Guides
  • Wildlife of John Martin Reservoir State Park

Wildlife of John Martin Reservoir State Park

John Martin Reservoir State Park located in Bent County along the Arkansas River between Las Animas and Larmar, CO. The Park consists of about 1,727 acres of land and between 1000 and 11,647 acres of water depending on the elevation of the reservoir. Boating and fishing are by far the most ...more ↓

Eastern Collared Lizard 1
Crotaphytus collaris
Prairie Lizard 2
Sceloporus consobrinus
Eastern Fence Lizard 3
Sceloporus undulatus
Texas Horned Lizard 4
Phrynosoma cornutum
Greater Short-Horned Lizard 5
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Western Earless Lizard 6
Holbrookia maculata
Great Plains Skink 7
Plestiodon obsoletus
Colorado Checkered Whiptail 8
Aspidoscelis neotesselata
Six-lined Racerunner 9
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus
Lined Snake 10
Tropidoclonion lineatum
Black-necked Gartersnake 11
Thamnophis cyrtopsis
Western Terrestrial Garter Snake 11
Thamnophis elegans
Plains Garter Snake 12
Thamnophis radix
Northern Watersnake 13
Nerodia sipedon
Ringneck Snake 14
Diadophis punctatus
Plains Hognose Snake 15
Heterodon nasicus
Sinaloan Nightsnake 7
Hypsiglena torquata
Coachwhip 16
Masticophis flagellum
Racer 17
Coluber constrictor
Glossy Snake 18
Arizona elegans
Plains Black-Headed Snake 19
Tantilla nigriceps
Western Groundsnake 20
Sonora semiannulata
Long-nosed Snake 21
Rhinocheilus lecontei
Gopher Snake 11
Pituophis catenifer
Bullsnake 22
Pituophis catenifer sayi
Eastern Kingsnake 23
Lampropeltis getula
Eastern Milksnake 24
Lampropeltis triangulum
Great Plains Ratsnake 25
Pantherophis emoryi
Corn Snake 25
Pantherophis guttatus
Western Rattlesnake 26
Crotalus oreganus
Prairie Rattlesnake 11
Crotalus viridis
Massasauga 27
Sistrurus catenatus
Spiny Softshell 28
Apalone spinifera
Common Snapping Turtle 29
Chelydra serpentina
Yellow Mud Turtle 30
Kinosternon flavescens
Painted Turtle 11
Chrysemys picta

Edited by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Photo Credits

  • 1. no rights reserved
  • 2. (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Greg Lasley
  • 3. (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 4. (c) Amy Buthod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 5. (c) Bill Lupardus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Bill Lupardus
  • 6. (c) David Bygott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 7. (c) johnwilliams, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by johnwilliams
  • 8. (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
  • 9. (c) rsnyder11, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by rsnyder11
  • 10. (c) Mike Keeling, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
  • 11. (c) J. N. Stuart, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 12. (c) Jeff Skrentny, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jeff Skrentny
  • 13. (c) Douglas Mills, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 14. (c) Todd Pierson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 15. (c) Chris Harrison, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Chris Harrison
  • 16. (c) Diana-Terry Hibbitts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Diana-Terry Hibbitts
  • 17. (c) Alan Wolf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Alan Wolf
  • 18. (c) Kerry Matz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 19. Regents of the University of Michigan, no known copyright restrictions (public domain)
  • 20. (c) Patrick Dockens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 21. (c) lonnyholmes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by lonnyholmes
  • 22. (c) Jared Gorrell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jared Gorrell
  • 23. (c) Marc Behrendt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Marc Behrendt
  • 24. (c) Rob Curtis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Rob Curtis
  • 25. (c) tom spinker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 26. (c) acorbit, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 27. (c) Clint Fulsom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Clint Fulsom
  • 28. (c) Kala Murphy King, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Kala Murphy King
  • 29. (c) Karim Rezk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 30. (c) Eric Osmundson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

Member of the iNaturalist Network   |   Powered by iNaturalist open source software |   Documentation for developers