High Desert Museum: Desertarium

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Desertarium

Discover the Living High Desert

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Despite harsh conditions, the High Desert is thriving with life. Discover living small and seldom-seen animals of the region such as collard lizards, the rubber boa snake, scorpions and the endangered desert tortoise.

 

 

 

 

  See the world through our tortoise-eye-view!


MONSTERS at the Museum

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Visit Pumice and Obsidian, venomous gila monsters.  This black and orange lizard is a threatened species and the largest lizard native to the United States, growing up to nearly two feet in length.

 

 

 

 

Adopt an Animal
 
Click to adopt a scorption, turtle, snake or lizard!