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Show wildlife statistics Did you know that Utah has 726 species of wild animals classified as vertebrates? Did you know that 74 of those 726 species are classified as game animals, leaving 652 animals classified as nongame animals? And did you know of the 726 species of vertebrates in the state. 430 species are given protected stains under either Utah andor Federal law and . that 2 arc unprotected? Of the 74 game species. 21 are fish. ,T) arc birds and 14 are mammals. Did you know that? Maybe you didn't know that there are 55 fish. 12 amphibian and 59 reptile species in Utah classified as cold blooded verteb rates. Did you know that the cold blooded vertebrates in Utah include two protected amphibians the bull frog and the tier salamander and two protected reptiles the desert tortoise and the banded gila monster? Perhaps you already knew that the gila monster is the only known venomous lizard. Did you know that all the birds in Utah are protected by law or that twenty of the 247 mammals in the state are also protected, including the snowshoe rabbit and the lynx? Did you know that the Division of Wildlife Resources has a section that is specifically responsible for all of the nongame animals in Utah? It's true. We thought you'd like to know. |