Wildlife in Canyonlands National Park

Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Canyonlands right now - pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.

7,418

recent observations

30

species listed

22

plants

5

reptiles & amphibians

2

birds

Naturalists have logged 7,418 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Canyonlands. The most frequently seen is the Common Side-blotched Lizard, with 750 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (22 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (5).

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Most-observed species in Canyonlands

Common Side-blotched Lizard

Uta stansburiana

750 observations

Echinocereus triglochidiatus

516 observations

455 observations

Plateau Fence Lizard

Sceloporus tristichus

437 observations · iNaturalist

Colorado Pinyon

378 observations

Juniperus osteosperma

378 observations · iNaturalist

Fremont barberry

Berberis fremontii

335 observations · iNaturalist

Smallflower Fishhook Cactus

Sclerocactus parviflorus

321 observations · iNaturalist

Plains Pricklypear

Opuntia polyacantha

299 observations

Western Whiptail

Aspidoscelis tigris

280 observations

single-leaf ash

Fraxinus anomala

278 observations · iNaturalist

Desert Prince's Plume

Stanleya pinnata

250 observations · iNaturalist

Neotamias rufus

243 observations

Woolly Locoweed

Astragalus mollissimus

231 observations · iNaturalist

Littleleaf Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus intricatus

191 observations · iNaturalist

Stansbury's Cliffrose

Purshia stansburyana

190 observations · iNaturalist

Coleogyne ramosissima

186 observations · iNaturalist

Ornate Tree Lizard

Urosaurus ornatus

182 observations

Ephedra viridis

182 observations · iNaturalist

cushion buckwheat

Eriogonum ovalifolium

145 observations · iNaturalist

Brown-spined Pricklypear

Opuntia phaeacantha

137 observations

Common Sagebrush Lizard

Sceloporus graciosus

132 observations

Narrowleaf Yucca

Yucca angustissima

127 observations · iNaturalist

Great Basin Sand Verbena

Abronia elliptica

126 observations · iNaturalist

Pale Evening Primrose

Oenothera pallida

125 observations

Hoary Townsend Daisy

Townsendia incana

123 observations · iNaturalist

Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma woodhouseii

116 observations

crispleaf buckwheat

Eriogonum corymbosum

107 observations · iNaturalist

Fourwing Saltbush

Atriplex canescens

102 observations

firecracker penstemon

Penstemon eatonii

96 observations

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