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Denver-Boulder Metro Area: Wildlife

This guide contains mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and mollusks that can be found in the Denver-Boulder Metro Area, including Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson Counties.

Bigmouth Shiner 1
Notropis dorsalis
Sand Shiner 2
Notropis stramineus
Common Shiner 3
Luxilus cornutus
Fathead Minnow 4
Pimephales promelas
Longnose Dace 5
Rhinichthys cataractae
Central Stoneroller 6
Campostoma anomalum
Red Shiner 7
Cyprinella lutrensis
Brassy Minnow 8
Hybognathus hankinsoni

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

Photo Credits

  • 1. (c) Mathew Zappa, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Mathew Zappa
  • 2. (c) rowz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by rowz
  • 3. (c) Noel Burkhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 4. (c) Mike V.A. Burrell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike V.A. Burrell
  • 5. (c) Gregg Petersen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Gregg Petersen
  • 6. (c) Daniel Folds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Daniel Folds
  • 7. (c) Marine discovery, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 8. (c) NYS DEC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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