Yuman Valley Fringe-toed Lizard
Uma rufopunctata
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- U. rufopunctata – Yuma Co, AZ – photo by Gary Nafis
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- U. rufopunctata – Yuma Co, AZ – photo by Steve Zimmerman (naherp.com)
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- U. rufopunctata – Yuma Co, AZ – photo by Joey Mugleston (naherp.com
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- U. rufopunctata – Yuma Co, AZ – photo by Chris Meachum (naherp.com)
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- U. rufopunctata – Yuma Co, AZ – photo by Chris Meachum (naherp.com)
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- U. rufopunctata – Yuma Co, AZ – photo by Benjamin Jones (naherp.com)
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Uma rufopunctata occurs only in southwestern Arizona.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Uma rufopunctata (Cope – 1895)
Genus: Uma, New Latin = Yuma Native American group – pos. ref. Arizona location
Species: rufopunctata, Latin – rufus = red + punctata = pricked or pointed — ref. reddish color of the dorsal ocelli
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962