Nevada Side-blotched Lizard
Uta stansburiana nevadensis

 

DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Uta s. nevadensis occurs throughout the western half of Nevada and in the Great Basin Desert region of eastern California.

LEGAL STATUS: No Listings

MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Uta stansburiana nevadensis (Ruthven – 1915)
Genus: Uta, state of Utah – ref. region where first discovered
Species: stansburiana, honors Howard S. Stansbury
Subspecies: navadensis, belonging to the state of Nevada – ref. type locality
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962

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