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Wildlife in Slide Rock State Park

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

825
recent observations
30
species listed
24
plants
2
reptiles & amphibians
2
birds

Naturalists have logged 825 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Slide Rock. The most frequently seen is the Plateau Fence Lizard, with 49 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (24 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (2).

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Most-observed species in Slide Rock

Plateau Fence Lizard
Sceloporus tristichus
49 observations · iNaturalist
Ornate Tree Lizard
Urosaurus ornatus
47 observations
Arizona sycamore
Platanus wrightii
47 observations · iNaturalist
Parry's agave
Agave parryi
45 observations
Gambel Oak
Quercus gambelii
41 observations
Arizona thistle
Cirsium arizonicum
36 observations · iNaturalist
alligator juniper
Juniperus deppeana
36 observations · iNaturalist
Southwestern Ponderosa Pine
Pinus brachyptera
36 observations · iNaturalist
pointleaf manzanita
Arctostaphylos pungens
31 observations · iNaturalist
Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
30 observations
desert penstemon
Penstemon pseudospectabilis
29 observations
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
28 observations
New Mexico locust
Robinia neomexicana
27 observations
butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
26 observations
deerbrush ceanothus
Ceanothus integerrimus
25 observations · iNaturalist
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
21 observations
Sonoran scrub oak
Quercus turbinella
21 observations · iNaturalist
Armenian Blackberry
Rubus armeniacus
21 observations
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata
21 observations · iNaturalist
pinewoods geranium
Geranium caespitosum
21 observations · iNaturalist
blue dicks
Dipterostemon capitatus
21 observations · iNaturalist
Western Wallflower
Erysimum capitatum
20 observations · iNaturalist
Ashy Silktassel
Garrya flavescens
20 observations · iNaturalist
Western Spiderwort
Tradescantia occidentalis
20 observations
Oregon Boxwood
Paxistima myrsinites
19 observations · iNaturalist
bigtooth maple
Acer grandidentatum
18 observations · iNaturalist
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
18 observations
Banana Yucca
Yucca baccata
17 observations
Arizona Sister
Adelpha eulalia
17 observations · iNaturalist
Dwarf Lousewort
Pedicularis centranthera
17 observations · iNaturalist

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