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Common Side-blotched Lizard

Uta stansburiana

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 5,544, February 4,798, March 4,996, April 6,197, May 6,018, June 4,427, July 3,792, August 3,862, September 4,901, October 5,007, November 6,438, December 4,963.
United States35,433
California16,832
Texas10,164
Arizona6,300
Utah5,249
New Mexico2,281
Nevada2,205
Mexico1,785
Oregon1,374
Baja California831

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Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderSnakes and Lizards · Squamata
FamilyPhrynosomatid Lizards · Phrynosomatidae
GenusSide-blotched lizards · Uta

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