Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Eastern Side-Blotched Lizard
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Subclass:
Diapsida
()
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
()
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
()
-
- Order:
Squamata
()
- Suborder:
Lacertilia
()
- Infraorder:
Iguania
()
- Family:
Phrynosomatidae
()
- Genus:
Uta
()
- Baird & Girard, 1852
- Specific name:
stejnegeri
- SCHMIDT 1921
- Scientific name: - Uta stejnegeri SCHMIDT 1921
- Specific name:
stejnegeri
- SCHMIDT 1921
- Genus:
Uta
(
- Family:
Phrynosomatidae
(
- Infraorder:
Iguania
(
- Suborder:
Lacertilia
(
- Order:
Squamata
(
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
(
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
(
- Subclass:
Diapsida
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Uta stansburiana elegans — VAN DENBURGH 1922: 240< /i> (Part.) • Uta stansburiana stejnegeri Schmidt • Uta stansburiana stejnegeri — Liner 2007 • Uta stansburiana stejnegeri — Smith & Taylor 1950: 150 • Uta stejnegeri — Collins 1991: 43 • Uta stejnegeri — Liner 1994
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Comment: Holotype: AMNH 384 Distribution according to SMITH &
TAYLOR 1950. Named after Leonhard Hess Stejneger (1851-1943), Norwegian-born
herpetologist who moved to the US in 1881 and became curator
of reptiles
at the Smithsonian Institution in 1889.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Uta
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 9 species and subspecies in this genus:
U. concinna (Dickerson's Side-Blotched Lizard) · U. palmeri (San Pedro Side-Blotched Lizard) · U. stansburiana (Common Side-Blotched Lizard) · U. stansburiana elegans (California Side-Blotched Lizard) · U. stansburiana nevadensis (Nevada Side-Blotched Lizard) · U. stansburiana stansburiana (Northern Side-Blotched Lizard) · U. stejnegeri (Desert Side-Blotched Lizard) · U. stansburiana uniformis (Colorado Side-Blotched Lizard) · U. stejnegeri (Eastern Side-Blotched Lizard)
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Further Reading
- Ballinger et al. (1967) American Midland Naturalist 77 (2): 476-483
- Ballinger, Royce E.;McKinney, Charles O. 1967. Variation and polymorphism in the dorsal color pattern of Uta stansburiana stejnegeri American Midland Naturalist 77 (2): 476-483
- Collins (1991) Herpetological Review 22 (2): 42-43
- Collins J T 1991. Viewpoint: a new taxonomic arrangement for some North American amphibians and reptiles Herpetological Review 22 (2): 42-43
- Guenther et al. (1993) Journal of Herpetology 27 (2): 199-205
- Guenther, Marybeth M.;Ferguson, Gary W.;Snell, Howard L.;Snell, Heidi 1993. The variation and genetic basis of dorsal color pattern in the desert side-blotched lizard, Uta stansburiana stejnegeri. Journal of Herpetology 27 (2): 199-205
- Knopf (1963) American Midland Naturalist 70 (1): 75-89
- Knopf, Gary N. 1963. Sexual, geographical, and individual variation in three Texas populations of the lizard, Uta stansburiana stejnegeri American Midland Naturalist 70 (1): 75-89
- Liner, Ernest A. 2007. A CHECKLIST OF THE AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF MEXICO. Louisiana State University Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science 80: 1-60
- Schmidt (1921) American Museum Novitates (15): 1-2
- Schmidt, Karl Patterson 1921. A new name for a subspecies of Uta stansburiana Baird and Girard. American Museum Novitates (15): 1-2
- Smith et al. (1950) U.S. Natl. Mus. Bull. 199: 1-253
- Smith, Hobart M. 1935. Descriptions of new species of lizards from Mexico of the genus Uta, with notes on other Mexican species. Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 22 (7): 157-183
- Smith,H.M. & Taylor,E.H. 1950. An annotated checklist and key to the reptiles of Mexico exclusive of the snakes. Bull. US Natl. Mus. 199: 1-253
- Van Denburgh (1922) Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 10: 1–612; 613-1028
- Van Denburgh, John 1922. The Reptiles of Western North America. Volume I. Lizards and Volume II. Snakes and Turtles. Occ. Pap. Cal. Acad. Sci. (10): 1–612; 613-1028
- Yancey et al. (1996) Herpetological Review 27 (3): 153
- Yancey, Franklin D.;Roberts, Kristie Jo 1996. Geographic Distribution. Uta stansburiana stejnegeri Herpetological Review 27 (3): 153
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 27, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- TIGR Reptile Database . Release date: October 2, 2007
- Uetz, Peter. The Reptile Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2546346
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-7640
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 633211
