Reptiles > Geckos
The Western Banded Gecko (Coleonyx variegatus) is an enchanting nocturnal lizard native to the sun-baked deserts of the American Southwest. Belonging to the primitive family Eublepharidae, it is one of the few geckos on Earth that possesses movable eyelids, allowing...
Fish > Sculpins
The Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdii) is a cryptic, heavy-headed bottom-dweller ubiquitous in the pristine, crystal-clear trout streams and gravel riffles of North America. Renowned for its extraordinary camouflage that mimics water-worn pebbles and river silt, this...
Fish > Minnows & Daces
The Speckled Dace (Rhinichthys osculus) is arguably the most widespread, ubiquitous native freshwater fish in the American West. Ranging from glacier-fed torrents in the Pacific Northwest to scorching desert springs in the Mojave, this adaptable little minnow owes its...
Birds > Songbirds
The Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) is a handsome, large sparrow of the Pacific Coast, famous for the glowing patch of brilliant yellow on its head framed by bold jet-black stripes. A beloved winter resident in coastal California and Oregon, its...
Birds > Songbirds
The Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus) is a tiny, energetic woodland dynamo that delivers one of the loudest, most complex, and breathtaking songs in the avian kingdom. Inhabiting the dripping, moss-draped old-growth temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest,...
