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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Phrynosomatidae |
| Genus: | Uma |
| Species: | U. notata
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| 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]
Habitat edit
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]
References edit
- ^ Hammerson, G.A.; Hollingsworth, B. (2007). "Uma notata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64163A12742789. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64163A12742789.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Baird, Spencer Fullerton (1858). "Description of new genera and species of North American lizards in the museum of the Smithsonian Institution". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 10: 253–256.
- ^ a b Uma notata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Colorado Desert Fringe-toed Lizard - Uma notata". www.californiaherps.com. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "California species of Fringe-toed Lizards - Uma". www.californiaherps.com. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ Gottscho, Andrew D.; Wood, Dustin A.; Vandergast, Amy G.; Lemos-Espinal, Julio; Gatesy, John; Reeder, Tod W. (2017-01-01). "Lineage diversification of fringe-toed lizards (Phrynosomatidae: Uma notata complex) in the Colorado Desert: Delimiting species in the presence of gene flow". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 106: 103–117. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.09.008. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 27640953.
- ^ "Colorado Desert Fringe-toed lizards | U.S. Geological Survey". www.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
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