Rim Rock Elementary

Reptiles & Amphibians

Colorado Life Zones: Seasons, Plants, & Animals

Step 1: Choose One of the Life Zones or Choices Below
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Colorado Life Zones General Information Interactive Elevation & Life Zone Diagram Colorado Maps: Life Zones and More Semidesert Shrublands (West CO) Shortgrass Plains Life Zone (East CO) Foothills Woodlands & Shrublands Montane Forests Life Zone Subalpine Life Zone Alpine Life Zone Riparian Life Zones

Alpine Life Zone: Seasons, Plants, & Animals

Step 2: Choose a Topic from the Alpine Life Zone & Scroll Down

General Information
General Information

Through the Seasons
Through the Seasons

Altitude Sickness & Sunburns
Altitude Sickness & Sunburns

Awesome Adaptations
Awesome Adaptations

Plants
Plants

Mammals
Mammals

Birds
Birds

Reptiles & Amphibians
Reptiles and Amphibians

The summer is so short and the temperatures stay cold enough so that no cold blooded reptiles or amphibians can usually live there. During the summer you may find a western terrestrial garter snake or tiger salamander. But that is very rare.