Animals & Plants of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
The 2 animals, plants, and fungi you can find at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, with sizes, diets, and whether you should worry. See the full park guide at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
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Amphibian Barred tiger salamander
Ambystoma mavortium
A stout, yellow-barred salamander that spends most of the year underground and gathers in prairie ponds to breed, living around Great Sand Dunes and Badlands.
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Bird Sandhill crane
Antigone canadensis
A tall gray wading bird with a red forehead and a bugling call, gathering by the thousands near Great Sand Dunes and standing year-round in the Everglades.