Plateau Side-blotched Lizard
Uta stansburiana uniformis

 

DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Uta s. uniformis occurs in northwestern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico and eastern Utah.

LEGAL STATUS: No Listings

MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Uta stansburiana uniformis (Pack & Tanner – 1970)
Genus: Uta, state of Utah – ref. region where first discovered
Species: stansburiana, honors Howard S. Stansbury
Subspecies: uniformis, Latin = uniform or even
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962

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