Glossary
Birds
Hummingbirds
Amazilia violiceps Violet crowned Hummingbird
Heliomaster constantii Plain capped Starthroat
Hybrid Beryline X Magnificent Hummingbird
Hylocharis leucotis White-eared Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus Broad tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus Rufous Hummingbird
Nesting Hummingbird
Owls
Athene cunicularia Burrowing Owl
Bubo virginianus Great Horned Owl
Raptors
Accipiter cooperii Cooper's Hawk
Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture
Pandion haliaetus Osprey
Perching Birds
Aphelocoma californica Western Scrub-Jay
Carduelis psaltria Lesser Goldfinch
Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed Junco
Passerina amoena Luzuli Bunting
Pheucticus melanocehpalus Black-headed Grosbeak
Pyrocephalus rubinus Vermilion Flycatcher
Trogon elegans Elegant Trogon
Tyrannus melancholicus Tropical Kingbird
Zonotrichia leucophry White-crowned Sparrow
Upland Ground Birds
Callipepla gambelii Gambel's Quail
Chordeiles acutipennis Lessor Nighthawk
Geococcyx californianus Greater Roadrunner
Reptiles
Lizards
Anniella pulchra California Legless Lizard
Petrosaurus mearnsi Banded Rock Lizard
Phrynosoma cornutum Texas Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma modestum Round tailed Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma platyrhinos Desert Horned Lizard
Sauromalus ater Chuckwalla
Sceloporus jarrovi Yarrow's Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus poinsettii Crevice Spiny Lizard
Xantusia henshawi - Granite Night Lizard
Snakes
Arizona elegans Glossy Snake
Chionactis occipitalis Shovelnose Snake
Crotalus mitchellii Speckled Rattlesnake Warning!
Crotalus molossus Black-tailed Rattlesnake Warning!
Crotalus oreganus Southern Pacific Rattlesnake Warning!
Crotalus scutulatus Mojave Rattlesnake Warning!
Crotalus viridis Prairie Rattlesnake Warning!
Diadophis punctatus regalis Regal Ringneck Snake
Hypsiglena torquata Night Snake
Lampropeltis getula californiae California Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula splendida Desert Kingsnake
Masticophis flagellum Coachwhip
Pituophis catenifer Gopher Snake
Rhinocheilus lecontei Long-nosed Snake
Thamnophis marcianus Checkered Garter Snake
Trimorphodon biscutatus lambda Sonoran Lyre Snake
Turtles
Gopherus agassizii Desert Tortoise
Frogs and Toads
Bufo alvarius Sonoran Desert Toad
Hyla arenicolor Canyon Treefrog
Rana berlandieri Rio Grande Leopard Frog
Insects and Other Arthropods
Coleoptera
Alaus oculatus Large-eyed click beetle
Gibbifer californicus Pleasing Fungus Beetle
Lytta magister Desert Blister Beetle
Lepidoptera
Hymenoptera
Diptera
Trichopoda pennipes Tachinid fly
Homoptera
Hemiptera
Isoptera
Other Arthropods
Scolapendra heros Giant Sonoran Centipede
MammalLynx rufus Bobcat
Tayassu tajacu Collared Peccary
Plants
Anacardiaceae
Toxicodendron diversilobum Western poison oak Warning!
Asclepiadaceae
Asclepias fascicularis Narrow-leaved milkweed
Asteraceae
Encelia farinosa Brittlebush
Bignoniaceae
Chilopsis linearis Desert willow
Tecoma stans Yellow trumpet flower
Boraginaceae
Cryptantha clevelandii White Forget-Me-Not
Caryophyllaceae
Silene laciniata Indian pink
Fabaceae
Lotus scoparius Deerweed
Lupinus microcarpus var. microcarpus Chick lupine
Hydrophyllaceae
Phacelia cicutaria Caterpillar phacelia
Phacelia minor Canterbury bells
Turricula parryi Poodle-dog bush Warning!
Lamiaceae
Salvia clevelandii Cleveland sage
Salvia columbariae Chia
Salvia elegans Pineapple sage
Salvia greggii Autumn Sage - Red
Salvia greggii Autumn Sage - Yellow
Salvia leucophylla Purple sage
Salvia regla Mountain Sage
Liliaceae
Bloomeria crocea Golden stars
Chlorogalum pomeridianum Soap plant
Lilium humboldtii Humboldt lily
Papaaveraceae
Argemone munita Prickly Poppy
Polemoniaceae
Leptodactylon californicum Prickly Phlox
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum fasciculatum California buckwheat
Ranunculaceae
Delphinium cardinale Scarlet Larkspur
Rosaceae
Adenostoma fasciculatum Chamise
Rubiaceae
Bouvardia ternifolia Scarlet Bouvardia
Scrophulariaceae
Antirrhinum nuttallianum Violet snapdragon
Castilleja foliolosa Woolly Indian Paintbrush
Keckiella cordifolia Heartleaf penstemon
Mimulus aurantiacus Bush Monkeyflower
Mimulus cardinalis Scarlet monkeyflower
Penstemon barbatus Golden-Beard Penstemon
Penstemon centranthifolius Scarlet bugler
Penstemon clevelandii San Jacinto Beardtongue
Penstemon eatonii Firecracker Penstemon
Penstemon floridus Panamint Beardtongue
Penstemon havardii Big Bend beardtongue
Penstemon heterodoxus Sierran Penstemon
Penstemon heterophyllus Foothill penstemon
Penstemon incertus Western Desert Penstemon
Penstemon newberryi Mountain Pride
Penstemon palmeri Palmer's penstemon
Penstemon parishii Parish's Hybrid Penstemon
Penstemon parryi Parry's Penstemon
Penstemon pseudospectabilis Pink Showy Penstemon
Penstemon specious Showy Penstemon
Penstemon spectabilis Showy Beardtongue
Penstemon superbus Superb Beardtongue
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