Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard
Gambelia sila
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- G. sila – Kern Co, CA – photo by Kent VanSooy
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- G. sila – Kern Co, CA – photo by Kent VanSooy
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- G. sila – Kern Co, CA – photo by Kent VanSooy
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- G. sila – San Luis Obispo Co CA – photo by Will Flaxington (naherp.com)
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- G. sila – San Luis Obispo Co CA – photo by Will Flaxington (naherp.com)
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- G. sila – San Luis Obispo Co CA – photo by Todd Battey (naherp.com)
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- G. sila – San Luis Obispo Co CA – photo by Andrew Martinez (naherp.com)
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- G. sila – Kern Co CA – photo by Nocholas Hess (naherp.com)
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Gambelia sila occurs only in California in the San Juaquin Valley and neighboring valleys and foothills.
LEGAL STATUS: Gambelia sila is fully protected as an Endangered Species listed under both the U. S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the California Endangered Species Act (CESA).
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Gambelia sila (Stejneger 1893)
Genus: Gambelia, Honors William Gambel
Species: sila, Latin – silus = blunt snout
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962