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Black-tailed Brush Lizard
Urosaurus nigricauda
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Common Side-blotched LizardUta stansburiana
Western Fence LizardSceloporus occidentalis
Ornate Tree LizardUrosaurus ornatus
Zebra-tailed LizardCallisaurus draconoides
Brown AnoleAnolis sagrei
Long-tailed Brush LizardUrosaurus graciosus
Tropical Tree LizardUrosaurus bicarinatus
Banded Rock LizardPetrosaurus mearnsi
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Mexico | 1,406 |
|---|---|
| Baja California Sur | 1,117 |
| Baja California | 289 |
| United States | 179 |
| California | 179 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Reptiles · Reptilia |
| Order | Snakes and Lizards · Squamata |
| Family | Phrynosomatid Lizards · Phrynosomatidae |
| Genus | Tree and Bush Lizards · Urosaurus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Black-tailed Brush Lizard with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.