Featured Critter – Whiptail Lizards
Whiptails are slender lizards with pointed snouts and long tails. These lizards primarily eat insects but will eat other small …
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Featured Critter – Chorus Frogs
Chorus frogs are small, less than two inches in length. They are light tan, gray, brown, or even greenish with …
Featured Critter – American Robin
American robins, often considered a harbinger of spring, are ubiquitous in the area, particularly during summer when they can be …
Featured Critters – Woodrats
Woodrats, also known as packrats, look like typical rats except that they have hairy tails versus scaly, hairless ones. While …
Featured Critter – Bullsnake
The bullsnake, also known as a gopher snake, is often mistaken for a rattlesnake due to its appearance and the …
Featured Critter – Western Box Turtle
There are two different subspecies of western box turtles in many parts of New Mexico — the ornate and the …
Featured Critter – Hernandez’s Short-horned Lizard
The Hernandez’s short-horned lizard is a squat and oval-shaped reptile that is often mistakenly called a horny toad. Its primary …
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Featured Critter – Canyon Towhee
Canyon towhees are large brown sparrows with a reddish cap. They have long tails and chunky bodies. Like other towhees, …
Featured Critter – Woodhouse’s Toad
A Woodhouse’s toad looks like a typical toad — stout overall with a dry, dark-green/brown patterned skin and numerous warts …