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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Watchable Wildlife Kofa National Wildlife Refuge

Welcome to wildlife watching on Kofa National Wildlife Refuge Kofa NWR encompasses 665,400 acres of Sonoran in southwestern . Broad valleys, gently rolling foothills, jagged peaks, and steep cliffs are found within this rugged Refuge. The Refuge receives little annual rainfall and is characterized by warm winters and scorching summer heat. Despite these harsh conditions, a diverse group of , amphibians, and are found on Kofa NWR.

Black-tailed jack , zebra- tailed , western diamondback rattlesnakes, and desert bighorn are several of the more commonly seen on the Refuge. Other , including the , Gila monster, desert , and kit , may be spotted on occasion, particularly at dawn or dusk. Mule . Katrina Krebs / USFWS Listed here are mammals, reptiles, and Vespertilionidae Family Erethizontidae amphibians recorded on Kofa NWR. Pallid (Antrozous pallidus) Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) are on a separate checklist. Additional Townsend’s Big-eared Bat species may be present on the Refuge. (Corynorhinus townsendii ) Family Geomyidae Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) Botta’s Pocket Gopher Symbols used in this list follow: Spotted Bat (Euderma maculatum) (Thomomys bottae) * Nonnative Myotis (Myotis californicus) † Native to southeast Arizona border area Arizona Myotis (M. occultus) Family Heteromyidae Cave Myotis (M. velifer) Bailey’s Pocket Mammals Yuma Myotis (M. yumanensis) (Chaetodipus baileyi) Order Chiroptera () Canyon Bat Long-tailed Pocket Mouse (C. formosus) Family Molossidae (Parastrellus hesperus) Rock Pocket Mouse (C. intermedius) Western Mastiff-bat (Eumops perotis) Desert Pocket Mouse (C. penicillatus) Pocketed Free-tailed Bat Order Lagomorpha (Rabbits and ) Desert Kangaroo (Nyctinomops femorosacca) Family Leporidae (Dipodomys deserti) Mexican Free-tailed Bat Black-tailed Jack Merriam’s Kangaroo Rat (D. merriami) (Tadarida brasiliensis) (Lepus californicus) Arizona Pocket Mouse Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) (Perognathus amplus) Family Phyllostomidae Little Pocket Mouse (P. longimembris) California leaf-nosed bat Order Rodentia () (Macrotus californicus) Family Cricetidae Family Sciuridae White-throated Woodrat Harris’ Antelope Squirrel (Neotoma albigula) (Ammospermophilus harrisii) Desert Woodrat (N. lepida) Round-tailed Southern Grasshopper Mouse (Xerospermophilus tereticaudus) (Onychomys torridus) Brush Mouse (Peromyscus boylii) Order Soricomorpha (Shrews) Canyon Mouse (P. crinitus) Family Soricidae Mouse (P. eremicus) Desert Shrew (Notiosorex crawfordi) Deer Mouse (P. maniculatus) Western Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis) Desert . Susanna Henry / USFWS Order (Carnivores) Family Ranidae Family †Tarahumara (Rana tarahumarae) Coyote ( latrans) ( cinereoargenteus) Family Scaphiopodidae ( macrotis) Couch’s Spadefoot (Scaphiopus couchii)

Family Reptiles ( rufus) Order Testudines (Turtles and ) Mountain ( concolor) Family Testudinoidae (Gopherus agassizii) Family Mephitidae Striped ( mephitis) Order (Lizards and ) Western Family (Spilogale gracilis) Collared (Crotaphytus insularis bicinctores) Family Long-nosed Lizard (Taxidea taxus) (Gambelia wislizenii wislizenii)

Family Family Chuckwalla. Katrina Krebs / USFWS Ringtail ( astutus) Western Banded ( variegatus variegates) Night Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed ungulates) (Hypsiglena torquata ochrorhyncha) Family Family Helodermatidae Common Sonoran Banded Gila Monster (Lampropeltis getulus californiae) (Antilocapra americana sonoriensis) ( suspectum cinctum) Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum piceus) Family Family Pine Gopher Snake Desert Bighorn Sheep Desert Iguana ( melanoleucus affinis) ( canadensis Mexicana) (Dipsosaurus dorsalis dorsalis) Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake Chuckwalla (Sauromalus obesus obesus) (Phyllorhynchus decurtatus perkinsi) Family Cervidae Long-nosed Snake Family (Rhinocheilus lecontei lecontei) ( hemionus crooki) Zebra-tailed Lizard Western Patch-nosed Snake (Callisaurus draconoides rhodostictus) ( hexalepis hexalepis) Family Tayassuidae Desert Horned Lizard Ground Snake ( semiannulata) Collared ( tajacu) (Phrynosoma platyrhinos calidiarum) Smith’s Black-headed Snake Desert Spiny Lizard ( hobartsmithi) Order Perissodactyla (Sceloporus magister magister) Checkered Garter Snake Family Equidae Desert Fringe-toed Lizard (Thamnophis marcianus marcianus) *Burro (Equus africanus asinus) (Uma notata rufopunctata) Western Lyre Snake *Horse (E. caballus) Long-tailed Brush Lizard ( biscutatus lambda) (Urosaurus graciosus graciosus) Amphibians Tree Lizard (U. ornatus symmetricus) Family Order Anura (Toads and Frogs) Side-blotched Lizard Sonoran Family Bufonidae (Uta stansburiana elegans) ( euryxanthus) Colorado River Toad (Bufo alvarius) Great Plains Toad (B. cognatus) Family Family Red-spotted Toad (B. punctatus) Western Whiptail Western Slender Blind Snake (Aspidoscelis tigris tigris) ( humilis cahuilae)

Family Xantusiidae Family Desert Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Xantusia vigilis vigilis) (Crotalus atrox) Sidewinder (C. cerastes laterorepens) Family Speckled Rattlesnake Rosy (Lichanura trivirgata gracia) (C. mitchellii pyrrhus) Black-tailed Rattlesnake Family (C. molossus molossus) Mojave Rattlesnake (Arizona elegans noctivaga) (C. scutulatus scutulatus) Banded Sand Snake Desert tortoise. Christa Weise / USFWS (Chilomeniscus cinctus) February 2014 Western Shovel-nosed Snake (Chionactis occipitalis annulata)