- Uma scoparia
Taxobox
name = Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard
status =
status_system =
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Sauropsida
ordo =Squamata
subordo =Iguania
familia =Phrynosomatidae
genus = "Uma"
species = "U. scoparia"
binomial = "Uma scoparia"
binomial_authority = Cope, 1894The Mojave fringe-toed lizard ("Uma scoparia"), is a medium sized, white or grayish, black-spotted diurnal lizard in the family
Phrynosomatidae . It is adapted to living in sand dunes in theMojave Desert . It ranges fromLos Angeles County ,Riverside County , andSan Bernardino County in California to extreme west Arizona inLa Paz County . The Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard isomnivorous . [cite web|title=Uma scoparia - Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard |url=http://www.californiaherps.com/lizards/pages/u.scoparia.html |publisher=CaliforniaHerps.com |accessdate=2008-09-02]See also
*
Dumont Dunes References
External Links
* [http://www.californiaherps.com/lizards/pages/u.scoparia.html CaliforniaHerps.com page for Mojave fringe-toed lizard.] Includes detailed description and photos.
* [http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/reptiles/Mojave_fringe-toed_lizard/index.html Center for Biological Diversity page for Mojave fringe-toed lizard.] Discusses basis and recent history of efforts to protect the lizard.
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