Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard

Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertilia
Infraorder:	Iguania
Family:	Phrynosomatidae
Genus:	Uma
Species:	U. inornata
Binomial name
Uma inornata Cope, 1895

The Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard (Uma inornata) is a species of phrynosomatid lizard.

Geographic range

It is endemic to California.

Conservation status

It is listed as an endangered species in California, a threatened species in the United States, and the IUCN classifies it as endangered.

Habitat

The Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard is restricted to habitats with fine, windblown sand deposits in the sandy plains of the Coachella Valley, Riverside County, California. Since the 1970s, estimates of this species' habitat have decreased by approximately 75 percent. This may be due to human activities.

Description

The species is well adapted to its desert habitat. It has a wedged-shaped nose which enables it to burrow through loose, fine sand. Elongated scales cover the ears to keep out blowing sand, and specialized nostrils allow it to breathe below the sand without inhaling sand particles.

Refuge

The Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge, for the Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard, is contained within the Coachella Valley Preserve, and Indio Hills Palms State Reserve, located east of Palm Springs near Palm Desert, California, in the Colorado Desert region of the Sonoran Desert.

References

• Gimenez Dixon (1996). Uma inornata. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Endangered (EN A1a, B1+2c v2.3)
• California Department of Fish and Game. Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard

External links

• Official Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge website
• Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge Map
• Official Coachella Valley Preserve website

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