Desert ecology -- Arizona -- Saguaro National Park; Natural history -- Arizona -- Saguaro National Park
Tanglehead—_Heteropogon contortus_
Teddy bear cholla—_Opuntia bigelovii_
Texas bluestem—_Andropogon cirratus_
Triangle bursage—_Franseria deltoidea_
Turpentine-bush—_Haplopappus laricifolius_
Vine mesquite grass—_Panicum bulbosum_
Western yarrow—_Achillea lanulosa_
White fir—_Abies concolor_
White tackstem—_Calycoseris wrightii_
Wild carrot—_Daucus pusillus_
Wild-cucumber—_Marah gilensis_
Wild-heliotrope—_Heliotropium curassavicum_
Willow—_Salix sp._
Wolfberry—_Lycium sp._
Wolftail—_Lycurus phleoides_
Yellow paloverde—_Cercidium microphyllum_
Reptiles and Amphibians of the monument.
This checklist names reptiles and amphibians that have been seen, or
that should occur, according to range maps and distribution records in
important reference works, in the monument. Four of these species are
found only in the Tucson Mountain Section; they are: desert iguana,
desert horned lizard, western shovel-nosed snake, and sidewinder. An
asterisk marks those species most commonly seen in the daytime.
The _desert_ (D) habitat is the rather flat or gently rolling terrain
below 3,200 feet in elevation, as seen in the vicinity of the visitor
center and the Cactus Forest Drive, and in the north and west portions
of the Tucson Mountain Section.
The _foothills_ (F) habitat includes the area above 3,200 feet where the
land becomes quite rocky and begins to ascend rather sharply on the
Cactus Forest Drive and along Hohokam Road in the Tucson Mountain
Section.
The _mountain_ (M) habitat is restricted to the Rincon Mountains above
an elevation of 6,500 feet where one finds tall trees.
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