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    • Uma scopifera
    • Uma scoparia
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    • Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard

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What

Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard Uma scoparia

Observer

herpderp18

Date

May 11, 2012

Place

Kelso Sand Dunes (Google, OSM)

Description

We observed this specimen, among other at the Kelson Sand Dunes during an excursion to the top.

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Photos

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What

Uma scoparia

Observer

tigerhawkvok

Date

May 2, 2008

Place

Death Valley (Google, OSM)
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Photos

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What

Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard Uma scoparia

Observer

m_jon

Date

Dec 29, 2006 04:03 PM PST

Place

Flynn, California, United States (Google, OSM)

Description

I found this beautiful lizard lying dead on the surface of the sands.

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Description from Wikipedia

The 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 the Mojave Desert. It ranges from Los Angeles County, Riverside County, and San Bernardino County in California to extreme west Arizona in La Paz County. The Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard is omnivorous.

Source: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/spatial-data. Downloaded March 2011.