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Side-blotched Lizard - Uta stansburiana
Mancha lateral Común
Baird and Girard, 1852| Species Description & More Pictures |
Blue = range of this lizard
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| Adult, near Guerrero Negro, Baja California © Barry Mastro | ||
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| Adult, Desierto Central, Baja California | Adult, El Soccoro, Baja California | Adult, Isla Carmen, Baja California Sur |
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| Adult, NE Cape Region, Baja California Sur © Jackson Shedd |
Adult, Rio Magdalena, Baja California Sur © Stuart Young |
Adult, Rio Magdalena, Baja California Sur © Stuart Young |
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| Adult female, Isla San Francisco, Baja California Sur © NozoMojo.com According to Grismer (2002) regarding Uta stansburiana: "Adult males on Isla Francisco tend to have a double axillary spot." |
Adult female, Isla San José, Baja California Sur © NozoMojo.com | Adult male, Isla San José, Baja California Sur © NozoMojo.com According to Grismer (2002) "Uta stansburiana from Isla Pardito, off the south end of Isla San Jose, are brilliantly colored with gold and yellow." This male from Isla San Jose is also brilliantly colored. |
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| These three side-blotched lizards were photographed in the Islas de San Benito, Baja California. © Roy John | ||
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| Habitat, Desierto Central, Baja California | Habitat, El Soccoro, Baja California | Habitat, Isla Carmen, Baja California |
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| Habitat, Baja California Sur © William Flaxington |
Habitat, Rio Magdalena, Baja California Sur © Stuart Young |
Habitat, Isla San Francisco, Baja California Sur. © NozoMojo.com |
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| Habitat, Isla San Francisco, Baja California Sur. © NozoMojo.com | Habitat, Isla San Francisco, Baja California Sur. © NozoMojo.com | Habitat, Isla San Francisco, Baja California Sur. © NozoMojo.com |
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| Habitat, Isla San José, Baja California Sur. © NozoMojo.com | Habitat, Isla San José, Baja California Sur. © NozoMojo.com | Habitat, Isla San José, Baja California Sur. © NozoMojo.com |
| Short Videos of this Species | ||
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| A male side-blotched lizard tries to pursuade a female, chasing her and displaying. She is not interested, so she runs off the rock into the San Diego County desert. | Common Side-blotched lizards in the Mohave Desert in San Bernardino County bask on rocks, do territorial push-ups and move around in the desert. | Walking through the San Bernardino County Mohave desert we discover several of these common lizards basking in the sun. |
References:
Grismer, L. Lee. Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California, Including Its Pacific Islands and the Islands in the Sea of Cortés. The University of California Press, 2002. McPeak, Ron H. Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California. Sea Challengers, 2000. Samuel M. McGinnis and Robert C. Stebbins. Peterson Field Guide to Western Reptiles & Amphibians. 4th Edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2018. Stebbins, Robert C. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians. 3rd Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003. The Reptile Database San Diego Natural History Museum |
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