Schott’s Tree Lizard
Urosaurus ornatus schottii
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- U. o. schottii – Cochise Co, AZ – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- U. o. schottii – Cochise Co, AZ – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- U. o. schottii – Pima Co, AZ – photo by Kent VanSooy
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- U. o. schotti – Socorro Co, NM – photo by Joshua Emms (naherp.com)
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- U. o. schotti – Pima Co, AZ – photo by Will Flaxington (naherp.com)
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- U. o. schotti – Pima Co, AZ – photo by Tyson Victor (naherp.com)
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- U. o. schotti – Coconino Co, AZ – photo by Tyson Victor (naherp.com)
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Urosaurus o. schottii occurs throughout Arizona and the western half of New Mexico.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Urosaurus ornatus schotti (Baird – 1858)
Genus: Urosaurus, Greek – oura = tail + saurus = lizard
Species: ornatus, Latin = ornamented
Subspecies: schotti, honors Arthur C. V. Schott
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962