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 Desert in southwestern Arizona. 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 mammals, amphibians, and reptiles are found on Kofa NWR. Black-tailed jack rabbits, zebra- tailed lizards, western diamondback rattlesnakes, and desert bighorn sheep are several of the more commonly seen animals on the Refuge. Other species, including the coyote, Gila monster, desert tortoise, and kit fox, may be spotted on occasion, particularly at dawn or dusk. Mule Deer. Katrina Krebs / USFWS Listed here are mammals, reptiles, and Family Vespertilionidae Family Erethizontidae amphibians recorded on Kofa NWR. Birds Pallid Bat (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 California Myotis (Myotis californicus) † Native to southeast Arizona border area Arizona Myotis (M. occultus) Family Heteromyidae Cave Myotis (M. velifer) Bailey’s Pocket Mouse Mammals Yuma Myotis (M. yumanensis) (Chaetodipus baileyi) Order Chiroptera (Bats) 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 Hares) Desert Kangaroo Rat (Nyctinomops femorosacca) Family Leporidae (Dipodomys deserti) Mexican Free-tailed Bat Black-tailed Jack Rabbit 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 (Rodents) (Macrotus californicus) Family Cricetidae Family Sciuridae White-throated Woodrat Harris’ Antelope Squirrel (Neotoma albigula) (Ammospermophilus harrisii) Desert Woodrat (N. lepida) Round-tailed Ground Squirrel Southern Grasshopper Mouse (Xerospermophilus tereticaudus) (Onychomys torridus) Brush Mouse (Peromyscus boylii) Order Soricomorpha (Shrews) Canyon Mouse (P. crinitus) Family Soricidae Cactus Mouse (P. eremicus) Desert Shrew (Notiosorex crawfordi) Deer Mouse (P. maniculatus) Western Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis) Desert bighorn sheep. Susanna Henry / USFWS Order Carnivora (Carnivores) Family Ranidae Family Canidae †Tarahumara Frogs (Rana tarahumarae) Coyote (Canis latrans) Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) Family Scaphiopodidae Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis) Couch’s Spadefoot (Scaphiopus couchii) Family Felidae Reptiles Bobcat (Lynx rufus) Order Testudines (Turtles and Tortoises) Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) Family Testudinoidae Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) Family Mephitidae Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis) Order Squamata (Lizards and Snakes) Western Spotted Skunk Family Crotaphytidae (Spilogale gracilis) Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus insularis bicinctores) Family Mustelidae Long-nosed Leopard Lizard Badger (Taxidea taxus) (Gambelia wislizenii wislizenii) Family Procyonidae Family Gekkonidae Chuckwalla. Katrina Krebs / USFWS Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) Western Banded Gecko (Coleonyx variegatus variegates) Night Snake Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed ungulates) (Hypsiglena torquata ochrorhyncha) Family Antilocapridae Family Helodermatidae Common Kingsnake Sonoran Pronghorn Banded Gila Monster (Lampropeltis getulus californiae) (Antilocapra americana sonoriensis) (Heloderma suspectum cinctum) Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum piceus) Family Bovidae Family Iguanidae Pine Gopher Snake Desert Bighorn Sheep Desert Iguana (Pituophis melanoleucus affinis) (Ovis canadensis Mexicana) (Dipsosaurus dorsalis dorsalis) Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake Chuckwalla (Sauromalus obesus obesus) (Phyllorhynchus decurtatus perkinsi) Family Cervidae Long-nosed Snake Mule Deer Family Phrynosomatidae (Rhinocheilus lecontei lecontei) (Odocoileus hemionus crooki) Zebra-tailed Lizard Western Patch-nosed Snake (Callisaurus draconoides rhodostictus) (Salvadora hexalepis hexalepis) Family Tayassuidae Desert Horned Lizard Ground Snake (Sonora semiannulata) Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu) (Phrynosoma platyrhinos calidiarum) Smith’s Black-headed Snake Desert Spiny Lizard (Tantilla hobartsmithi) Order Perissodactyla (Sceloporus magister magister) Checkered Garter Snake Family Equidae Colorado Desert Fringe-toed Lizard (Thamnophis marcianus marcianus) *Burro (Equus africanus asinus) (Uma notata rufopunctata) Western Lyre Snake *Horse (E. caballus) Long-tailed Brush Lizard (Trimorphodon biscutatus lambda) (Urosaurus graciosus graciosus) Amphibians Tree Lizard (U. ornatus symmetricus) Family Elapidae Order Anura (Toads and Frogs) Side-blotched Lizard Sonoran Coral Snake Family Bufonidae (Uta stansburiana elegans) (Micruroides euryxanthus) Colorado River Toad (Bufo alvarius) Great Plains Toad (B. cognatus) Family Teiidae Family Leptotyphlopidae Red-spotted Toad (B. punctatus) Western Whiptail Western Slender Blind Snake (Aspidoscelis tigris tigris) (Leptotyphlops humilis cahuilae) Family Xantusiidae Family Viperidae Desert Night Lizard Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Xantusia vigilis vigilis) (Crotalus atrox) Sidewinder (C. cerastes laterorepens) Family Boidae Speckled Rattlesnake Rosy Boa (Lichanura trivirgata gracia) (C. mitchellii pyrrhus) Black-tailed Rattlesnake Family Colubridae (C. molossus molossus) Glossy Snake 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).