Wildlife of the Sonoran Desert

Mammals

• Desert bighorn sheep, javelina, kit fox, coyote, bobcat, mountain lion, badger, skunk, raccoon

Birds

• Gambel’s quail, mourning/Inca/white‑winged/common ground doves, elf/burrowing/great horned owls, northern mockingbird, curve‑billed thrasher, cactus wren, verdins

Reptiles

• Gila monster, chuckwalla, desert iguana, western diamondback/sidewinder/black‑tailed/ridge‑nosed rattlesnakes, Sonoran coral snake, desert tortoise, spiny/sagebrush/leopard lizards

Amphibians

• Couch’s spadefoot, Great Plains toad, canyon tree frog, red‑spotted toad

Invertebrates

• Tarantula, scorpion, centipede, millipede, grasshopper, cricket, ant, beetle, butterfly