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| | Chapter 41-Ecological Subregions of the United States |
 | | Typical species are ferruginous hawk, golden eagle, sharp-tailed grouse and sage grouse, gray partridge, mourning dove, fl-billed magpie, horned lark, western meadowlark, lark bunting, grasshopper sparrow, and chestnut-collared longspur. |
 | | Horned lark, northern harrier, prairie falcon, and burrowing owl are year-round residents; the northern range of the roadrunner extends to this Section. |
 | | Historical and present-day herpetofauna include the Wyoming and western toads; spotted and northern leopard frogs; tiger salamander; short-horned and sagebrush lizards; the gopher snake, rubber boa, racer, and several species of garter. |
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