Eastern Side-blotched Lizard
Uta stansburiana stejnegeri

 

DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Uta s. stejnegeri occurs in central, southern and eastern New Mexico, and throughout the Trans-Pecos region of Texas, northeastward to the southern region of the Texas Panhandle.

LEGAL STATUS: No Listings

MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Uta stansburiana stejnegeri (Schmidt – 1921)
Genus: Uta, state of Utah – ref. region where first discovered
Species: stansburiana, honors Howard S. Stansbury
Subspecies: stejnegeri, honors Leonhard Stejneger
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962

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