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Wildlife in Guadalupe Mountains National Park

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

6,872
recent observations
30
species listed
18
plants
5
reptiles & amphibians
4
birds

Naturalists have logged 6,872 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Guadalupe Mountains. The most frequently seen is the Texas madrone, with 1,014 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (18 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (5).

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Most-observed species in Guadalupe Mountains

Texas madrone
Arbutus xalapensis
1,014 observations · iNaturalist
Parry's agave
Agave parryi
441 observations
scarlet hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus coccineus
360 observations
alligator juniper
Juniperus deppeana
344 observations · iNaturalist
Greater Earless Lizard
Cophosaurus texanus
322 observations
bigtooth maple
Acer grandidentatum
318 observations · iNaturalist
Southwestern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus cowlesi
313 observations · iNaturalist
Apache plume
Fallugia paradoxa
293 observations · iNaturalist
mat rock spiraea
Petrophytum caespitosum
284 observations · iNaturalist
tree cholla
Cylindropuntia imbricata
233 observations
soaptree yucca
Yucca elata
191 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
188 observations
Ornate Tree Lizard
Urosaurus ornatus
178 observations
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
174 observations
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
170 observations
Mojave ceanothus
Ceanothus pauciflorus
152 observations · iNaturalist
Texas Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus chloranthus
150 observations · iNaturalist
Mexican Starleaf Orange
Choisya dumosa
149 observations · iNaturalist
chinkapin oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
145 observations
Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail
Aspidoscelis exsanguis
145 observations · iNaturalist
Giant Agave Bug
Acanthocephala thomasi
144 observations · iNaturalist
Colorado Pinyon
Pinus edulis
139 observations
gray oak
Quercus grisea
136 observations · iNaturalist
Crevice Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus poinsettii
132 observations · iNaturalist
Smooth Sotol
Dasylirion leiophyllum
132 observations
evergreen sumac
Rhus virens
130 observations · iNaturalist
Springwater Dancer
Argia funebris
127 observations · iNaturalist
Canyon Towhee
Melozone fusca
125 observations
Banana Yucca
Yucca baccata
122 observations
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
121 observations

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