Amphibians, Reptiles and Mammals … a Species Checklist for the Gila

Using the Checklist

Vegetation types on the Gila National Forest range from spruce/fir on the Fish, Mogollon Mountains and the Black Range, to Desert Scrub and remnant Grassland at lower elevations in the Burro Mountains. Ponderosa pine is the Amphibians, dominant species at mid-elevations, 6,000 to 7,000 feet. Piñon/Juniper or oak/juniper/piñon woodland is found on drier sites throughout the forest. This Reptiles and extreme range in elevation and the many corresponding vegetation types provide for a diverse fauna which includes 30 fish species, 11 amphibians, 44 reptiles and 84 mammals. Resident status is given only for migratory bats (see Mammals … below). The remaining categories describe the habitat(s) where one is most A Species Checklist for The Gila National Forest likely to encounter each species, and specific habitat requirements.

Checklist Key

C – Common U – Uncommon F – Fairly Common X -- Extirpated R – Rare

Vegetation Type Preference 1. Desert 6. Spruce-Fir 2. Oak Woodland 7. Mt. Grassland 3. Oak-Juniper 8. Marsh/Open 4. Piñon-Juniper 9. Decid. Riparian 5. Ponderosa Pine 10. Conif. Riparian

Residency

The Residence column is for bats only and lists the time of year each Species normally appears in the checklist area.

P – Permanent Resident S – Summer Resident W – Winter Resident

Federal Status

The particular status of species that are “listed” is shown in parenthesis PREPARED BY following the name. United States Forest Service Southwestern Department of Region E-Endangered T-Threatened S- Sensitive *R-Reintroduced Agriculture Illustrations by Hank Pavlokovich PRODUCED IN COOPERATION WITH Southwestern New Mexico Audubon Society *The Mexican Gray Wolf was reintroduced to the area in 1998. Information on this & Department of Natural Science, species was added to this listing by the staff of the Gila Visitor Center in March 2004. Western New Mexico University

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r r -Fi -Fi e e Desert Oak Woodland Oak-Juniper Pinyon-Juniper Ponderosa Pine Spruc Mt. Grassland Marsh/Ope Decid. Riparian Conif.Riparian Abundance Residence Desert Oak Woodland Oak-Juniper Pinyon-Juniper Ponderosa Pine Spruc Mt. Grassland Marsh/Ope Decid. Riparian Conif.Riparian Abundance Residence Fish __Flathead Catfish F ■ Pylodictis olivaris Trout, Salmon, and Graylings Topminows -Poeciliidae Salmonidae Gila Trout (E) R ■ __Gila Topminnows (E) X ■ Oncorhynchus gilae Poeciliopsis occidentalis __Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout (S) R ■ __Mosquitofish C ■ Orcorhynchus clarki virginalis Gambusia affinis __Rainbow Trout C ■ Sunfishes - Centrarchidae Oncorhynchus mykiss __Smallmouth Bass C ■ __Cutthroat Trout F ■ Micropterus dolomieui Oncorhynchus clarki __Largemouth Bass U ■ __Brown Trout F ■ Micropterus salmoides Salmo trutta __Bluegill C ■ Minnows-Cyprinidae Lepomis macrochirus __Chihuahua Chub (E) R ■ __Green Sunfish C ■ Gila nigrescens Leopomis cyanellus __Roundtail Chub (S) F ■ __ Longear Sunfish U ■ Gila robusta Lepomis megalotis __Spikedace (T) R ■ White Crappie F ■ Meda fulgida Pomoxis annularis __Loach Minnow (T) R ■ Tiaroga cobitis __Speckled Dace C ■ Rhinichthys osculus __Longfin Dace C ■ Agosia chrysogaster __Fathead Minnow U ■ Pimephales promelas __Red Shiner F ■ Cyprinella lutrensis __Beautiful Shiner (E) X ■ Cyprinella formosa __Carp F ■ Cyprinus carpio

Suckers - Catostomidae __ Desert Sucker F ■ Pantosteus clarki Rio Grande Sucker (S) U ■ Pantosteus plebeius __Sonora Sucker F ■ Catostomus insignis

Catfish-Ictaluridae

__Channel Catfish F ■ Ictalurus punctatus __Black Bullhead U ■ Ictalurus melas __Yellow Bullhead F ■ Ictalurus natalis

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Amphibians Reptiles Salamanders - Turtles-Kinosternidae Ambystomatidae Tiger Salamander C ■ Sonora Mud Turtle F ■ ■ Ambystoma tigrinum Kinostemon sonoriense

Spadefoot Toads - Box Turtles - Testudinidae Pelobatidae __Ornate Box Turtle F ■ ■ ■ __New Mexico Spadefoot C ■ ■ ■ Terrapene ornata Scaphiopus multiplicatus t Softshell Turtle Toads - Bufonidae Trionychidae __Woodhouse’s Toad C ■ ■ __Spiny Softshell R ■ ■ Bufo woodhousii Trionyx spiniferus __Southwestern Toad F ■ ■ Beaded Lizards Bufo microscaphus Helodermatidae __Red-Spotted Toad F ■ ■ ■ __Gila Monster R ■ ■ Bufo punctatus Heloderma suspectum Hylid Frogs - Hylidae Geckos __Western Chorus Frog F ■ ■ Gekkonidae Pseudacris triseriata __Western Banded Gecko U ■ ■ __Mountain Treefrog F ■ ■ Coleonyx variegatus Hyla eximia Iguanas __Canyon Treefrog F ■ ■ ■ ■ Iguanidae Hyla arenicolor __Collared Lizard F ■ ■ Frogs-Ranidae Crotaphytus collaris __Bullfrog C ■ ■ __Lesser Earless Lizard F ■ Rana catesbeiana Holbrookia maculata __Chiricahua Leopard Frog R ■ ■ ■ __Greater Earless Lizard C ■ ■ Rana catesbeiana Cophosaurus texanus Lowland Leopard Frog R ■ __Crevice Spiny Lizard F ■ ■ ■ ■ Rana yavapaiensis Sceloporus poinsettii __Eastern Fence Lizard C ■ ■ ■ ■ Sceloporus undulatus __Clark’s Spiny Lizard F ■ ■ ■ Sceloporus clarkii __Plateau Lizard F ■ ■ Sceloporus virgatus __Desert Spiny Lizard F ■ Sceloporus magister __Tree Lizard C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Urosaurus Ornatus Short-horned Lizard C ■ ■ ■ ■ Phrynosoma douglassii Texas Horned Lizard U ■ Phrynosoma cornutum Round Tailed Lizard U ■ Phrynosoma modestum

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Conif.Riparian Conif.Riparian Lasiuruscinereus Myotis californica Notiosorexcrawfordi Sylvilagus floridanus __Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus audubonii __Desert Cottontail __Black-tailed Jack Rabbit Leporidae Rabbits Haresand brasiliensis Tadarida Bat __Mexican Free-tailed Bat Freetailed Antrozouspallidus __Pallid Bat Plecotustownsendii __Townsend’s Bat Bats Big-eared __Spotted Bat Idionycterisphyllotis __(Allen’s) MexicanBig-earedBat Lasiurus blosseuillii Bat __Western Red Bat __Hoary Eptesicusfuscus __Big Brown Bat Pipistrellushesperus __Western Pipistrelle Lasionycteris noctivagans __Silver-haired Bat Myotis leibii __Western Small-footedMyotis Myotis lucifiga __Little Brown Myotis Myotis volans Myotis __Long-legged Myotis thysanodes __Fringed Myotis Myotis yumanensis __Yuma Myotis Myotis auriculus Myotis__Southwestern Bats PlainNose Myotis evotis California Myotis California Myotis Myotis Long-eared Desert Shrew Lepus californicus Vespertilionidae Euderma maculatum

- Molossidae

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Sciurus arizonensis Onychomys leucogaster hudsomicus Tamiasciurus Spermophilus variegatus __Rock Squirrel Spermophilus spilosoma Squirrel __Spotted Ground Cynomys gunnisoni Dog __Gunnison’s Prairie Squirrel __Arizona Gray Sciurusaberti __Abert’s Squirrel Squirrels Peromyscus eremicus __Cactus Mouse Peromyscus nasutus Mouse Rock __ Northern megalotis Reithrodontomys Mouse __Western Harvest Onychomys arenicola __Southern Grasshopper Mouse Mouse Grasshopper __Northern Muridae Dipodomysmerriami Rat __Merriam’s Kangaroo Dipodomysordii Rat Kangaroo __Ord’s flavus Perognathus __Silky PocketMouse Chaetodipuspenicillatus Mouse __Desert Pocket Thomomysbottae __Botta’sPocketGopher -Geomyidae Gophers Pocket cinereicollis Tamias Chipmunk __Gray-collared dorsalis Tamias __Cliff Chipmunk Spermophilus lateralis Squirrel Ground __Golden-mantled Spermophilus tridecemlineatus Ground Squirrel __Thirteen-lined Mice- Kangaroo Rats and Pocket andPocket Rats Kangaroo Red Squirrel Red Squirrel Native Rats,Mice Native and Voles - Heteromyidae Sciuridae

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Conif.Riparian Canis liupesbaileyi Castorcanadensis Neotoma stephensi Sigmodonhispidus - __Kit Fox Urocyoncinereoargenteus Fox __Gray - __Coyote Allies - and Dogs dorsatum Erethizon __Porcupine - Porcupines Beaver- Musmusculus __House Mouse zibethicus Ondatra __Muskrat Microtus pennsylvanicus __ Meadow Vole Clethrionomysgapperi __Southern Red-backed Vole Microtus longicaudus __Long-tailed Vole mexicanus Microtus __Mexican Vole montanus Microtus __Montane Vole mexicana Neotoma __Mexican Woodrat __Stephen’s Woodrat Woodrat __White-throated __Yellow-bellied CottonRat _ Peromyscus truei __Piñon Mouse Peromyscus boylii __Brush Mouse Peromyscusleucopus Mouse __White-footed Peromyscus maniculatus __Deer Mouse Peromyscus gratus Mouse __Grateful

Hispid Cotton Rat Hispid Cotton Mexican Gray Wolf (E-*R) Wolf Gray Mexican Beaver albigula Neotoma Sigmodon fulviventer Vulpes velox Castoridae Canis latrans Canis Erethizontidae

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Conif.Riparian Conepatus mesoleucus Conepatus Procyonidae Weasels, Skunks and Allies- and Weasels,Skunks Nasuanarica __Coati Bassariscus astutus __Ringtail __Raccoon - Allies and Raccoon Ursusamericanus __Black Bear Ursidae Bears- Oviscanadensis __Bighorn Sheep Sheep Bighorn AntilocapraAmericana __Pronghorn Pronghorn Odocoileusvirginianus __White-tailed Deer Odocoileushemionus __Mule Deer Cervuselaphus __Elk orWapiti Allies Deerand __Collared Peccary(Javelina) Javelina Puma concolor __Mountain Lion Felisrufus __Bobcat - Cats Skunk __Common Hog-nosed Skunk __Western Spotted Mephitis macroura __Hooded Skunk __Striped Skunk Taxideataxus __Badger Mustela frenata __Long-tailed Weasel Mustelidae

Tayassu tajacu Mephitis mephitis Procyon lotor Spilogale gracilis Felidae

Tayassuidae

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