Smooth Tree Lizard
Urosaurus ornatus levis
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- U. o. levis – Los Alamos Co, NM – photo from iNaturalist, Bob Jilek
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- U. o. levis – Catron Co, NM – photo by Chris Harrison (naherp.com)
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Urosaurus o. levis occurs only in northern-central New Mexico.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Urosaurus ornatus levis (Stejneger – 1890)
Genus: Urosaurus, Greek – oura = tail + saurus = lizard
Species: ornatus, Latin = ornamented
Subspecies: levis, Latin = light, mild – ref. to color
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962