Northern Tree Lizard
Urosaurus ornatus wrighti
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- U. o. wrighti – San Juan Co, UT – photo by Gary Nafis
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- U. o. wrighti – Wayne Co, UT – photo by Tyson Victor (naherp.com)
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- U. o. wrighti – Washington Co, UT – photo by Tyson Victor (naherp.com)
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- U. o. wrighti – Washington Co, UT – photo by Tyson Victor (naherp.com)
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- U. o. wrighti – Washington Co, UT – photo by Tyson Victor (naherp.com)
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- U. o. wrighti – San Juan Co, UT – photo by Tyson Victor (naherp.com)
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- U. o. wrighti – San Juan Co, UT – photo by Tyson Victor (naherp.com)
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Urosaurus o. wrighti occurs in northern Nevada and northwestern Utah.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Urosaurus ornatus wrighti (Schmidt – 1921)
Genus: Urosaurus, Greek – oura = tail + saurus = lizard
Species: ornatus, Latin = ornamented
Subspecies: wrighti, honors Albert Hazen Wright
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962