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3 0 Pyrrhuloxia

Pyrrhuloxia

by Wandering Naturalist

Chihuahuan

3 0 Desert Blonde Tarantula

Desert Blonde Tarantula

by Wandering NaturalistEl Paso, Texas, USA

Male desert blonde tarantula

0 0 Slender Dayflower

Slender Dayflower

by Wandering NaturalistEl Paso City Limits, Texas, USA

Another Commelina :)

0 0 Desert Blonde Tarantula

Desert Blonde Tarantula

by Wandering NaturalistEl Paso, Texas, USA

A female Desert Blonde Tarantula.

1 0 Desert Millipede

Desert Millipede

by Wandering NaturalistEl Paso City Limits, Texas, USA

Love millipedes! Several millipedes were wandering about the

0 1 Spotting

Spotting

by KathySeguraEl Paso City Limits, Texas, USA

Chihuahuan

0 1 Damianita

Damianita

by cmathewsLas Cruces, New Mexico, USA

Chihuahuan

0 0 Yucca

Yucca

by TecH₂O CenterEl Paso City, Texas, USA

Chihuahuan

1 2 Pyrrhuloxia

Pyrrhuloxia

by Wandering Naturalist

This beautiful desert cardinal was foraging ...

1 0 Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail

Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail

by jesloweryArizona, USA

A fast-moving lizard in a desert habitat ...

4 6 Black Tailed Rattlesnake

Black Tailed Rattlesnake

by FrankPortilloLas Cruces, New Mexico, USA

Male snake found in Chihuahuan

0 0 Rainbow Grasshopper

Rainbow Grasshopper

by Wandering NaturalistEl Paso, Texas, USA

Another Rainbow Grasshopper, seems they're enjoy our recent rains.

0 0 Mezquite

Mezquite

by DainizHernándezCoahuila, Mexico

It is buried under gypsum dunes.

0 4 Coach whip

Coach whip

by soconnorTucson, Arizona, USA

At basecamp

0 0 Velvet Mesquite

Velvet Mesquite

by LivanEscuderoArizona, USA

Native to the Sonoran, Mojave, and

0 0 Prickly Pear

Prickly Pear

by cmathewsLas Cruces, New Mexico, USA

Chihuahuan

0 0 Texas Mountain Laurel

Texas Mountain Laurel

by cmathewsLas Cruces, New Mexico, USA

Chihuahuan

1 0 Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

by TecH₂O CenterEl Paso City, Texas, USA

Chihuahuan

1 1 Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

by TecH₂O CenterTexas, USA

Chihuahuan

16 0 Greater Earless Lizard

Greater Earless Lizard

by Wandering NaturalistTexas, USA

Greater Earless Lizard

2 0 Desert Tarantula

Desert Tarantula

by Wandering NaturalistNew Mexico, USA

Another handsome tarantula!

0 0 Sotol

Sotol

by DainizHernándezCoahuila, Mexico

Growing in gypsum soil, and calcium carbonate as well.

0 0 Rasposa

Rasposa

by DainizHernándezCoahuila, Mexico

Endemic of gypsum dunes at Cuatro Ciénegas basin.

1 0 Gypsum herb

Gypsum herb

by DainizHernándezCoahuila, Mexico

Endemic of Cuatro Ciénegas basin. Grows on gypsum soil.

0 0 Cholla

Cholla

by cmathewsLas Cruces, New Mexico, USA

Cholla in full bloom

0 1 Spotting

Spotting

by wildwoman.137New Mexico, USA

Found at White Sands National Monument, New Mexico USA (in the Tularosa Basin, ...

1 0 White-lined Sphinx

White-lined Sphinx

by KathySeguraEl Paso City Limits, Texas, USA

Found during the day.

0 0 Turkey Vulture

Turkey Vulture

by RSRNew Mexico, USA

Turkey Vulture perched atop a fence post.

2 0 Curve-billed Thrasher

Curve-billed Thrasher

by Wandering Naturalist

A curious Curve-billed Thrasher sitting in an Acacia plant.

0 0 Lizzard

Lizzard

by TecH₂O CenterEl Paso City, Texas, USA

Lizzard found on a rock outside of the center.

0 1 White Wing Dove & Red Tip Yucca

White Wing Dove & Red Tip Yucca

by TecH₂O CenterEl Paso City, Texas, USA

Chihuahuan

8 1 Bobcat

Bobcat

by TecH₂O CenterTexas, USA

Bobcat relating in a tree.

0 0 Beardtongue

Beardtongue

by DainizHernándezEl Hundido, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico

Endemic of Cuatro Ciénegas basin.

6 1 Cactus Wren

Cactus Wren

by Wandering NaturalistNew Mexico, USA

A very curious Cactus Wren. Spotted on Alamo Mountain in Otero.

0 0 Grasshopper

Grasshopper

by Forest WandererEl Paso City Limits, Texas, USA

This limestone colored grasshopper was about 1 inch long.

0 0 Striped Tortoise Beetle

Striped Tortoise Beetle

by Wandering NaturalistEl Paso City Limits, Texas, USA

A leaf beetle.

3 4 Pyrrhuloxia

Pyrrhuloxia

by Wandering NaturalistEl Paso City Limits, Texas, USA

This curious Pyrrhuloxia landed on a Sotol stalk right in front of me as I was ...

0 0 Leafhopper

Leafhopper

by Wandering Naturalist

Found this treehopper in a shrub in the

0 1 Prickly Pear Cactus

Prickly Pear Cactus

by mmg565Texas, USA

A purple prickly pear?

0 0 Desert 4 O'clock

Desert 4 O'clock

by cmathewsLas Cruces, New Mexico, USA

Morning Glory-like plant with purpke flowers

0 0 Ocotillo

Ocotillo

by AndyL.FisherTucson, Arizona, USA

Thorny plant, has leaves after a rain, drops leaves quickly as soil dries out.

3 0 Patch Nose Snake

Patch Nose Snake

by FrankPortilloLas Cruces, New Mexico, USA

Salvadora deserticola found in the Organ Mountains, NM

2 0 Black Spiny Softshell Turtle, Cuatro Cienegas black turtle

Black Spiny Softshell Turtle, Cuatro Cienegas black turtle

by DainizHernándezCoahuila, Mexico

Endemic turtle of Cuatro Ciénegas basin, lives in water pools that have high ...

2 0 common striped scorpion (pantheriensis morph)

common striped scorpion (pantheriensis morph)

by KariMcWestPresidio, Texas, USA

This is the "pantheriensis" morph of C. vittatus. Male, note the elongate tail ...

0 0 Western Box Turtle

Western Box Turtle

by RSRTexas, USA

Found crossing a dirt road after some rain.

0 0 Greater Earless Lizard (Juvenile)

Greater Earless Lizard (Juvenile)

by Wandering Naturalist

This lizard was maybe less than 3 inches in length. Found zipping across the ...

2 0 Red-Spotted Toad

Red-Spotted Toad

by Wandering NaturalistEl Paso City Limits, Texas, USA

Found hopping across a moist sandy trail.

0 0 Bobcat

Bobcat

by TecH₂O CenterEl Paso City, Texas, USA

Bobcat sighting! Mom with 4 cubs playing and eating the local cottontails.

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