We ve built across the valley floors and now we re extending up the side slopes, Murphy said. The fauna that we have here is just a remnant of what was once here and the trend has continued. Northern Nevada s wildlife is fortunate because of the plentiful amount of habitat north and south of developed areas, Murphy said. Most of that is public land that will never be developed and wildlife being impacted in the Reno-Carson area should remain largely undisturbed in those places. That s in contrast to places like California s Central Valley, where widespread development has destroyed all wildlife habitat, putting animals like some species of hawks and garter snakes in danger of extinction.
Great Basin whiptail.
Great Basin collared lizard, ground snake, leopard lizard, night snake, northern desert horned lizard, striped whipsnake. Use of this site signifies agreement to our terms of service . We want your feedback .