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Species of lizard From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Colorado Desert fringe-toed lizard (Uma notata) is a species of medium-sized, diurnal lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.[3][4] It is adapted to arid climates and is most commonly found in sand dunes within the Colorado Desert of the United States and Mexico.
Colorado Desert fringe-toed lizard | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Phrynosomatidae |
Genus: | Uma |
Species: | U. notata |
Binomial name | |
Uma notata | |
It was originally described by Baird in 1859 as having a head that was two-fifths the size if the head and body, was a light pea-green spotted with darker green and with a white underside.[2]
It can be distinguished from the Mojave fringe-toed lizard and the Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard by its orange/pinkish stripes on the sides of its underside, while the backs have much similar appearances.[5]
The former subspecies Uma notata rufopunctata has had an unsettled taxonomy,[3] and in 2016 was found to represent a hybrid between Uma notata and Uma cowlesi.[6]
The Colorado Desert fringe-toed lizard (Uma notata) occupy the vast windblown sands of the Algodones Dunes in Imperial County, California and crossing the border into Sonora, Mexico.[7]
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