side-blotched lizard

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Noun1.side-blotched lizard - one of the most abundant lizards in the arid western United States
Uta stansburiana, sand lizard
iguanid, iguanid lizard - lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males
genus Uta, Uta - a reptile genus of Iguanidae
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Some of the common species include eared grebe, American avocet, western sandpiper, horned lark, side-blotched lizard, California gull and red-necked phalarope.
PEAKS AND VALLEYS
Reproduction of the side-blotched lizard, Uta stansburiana (Phrynosomatidae) from Baja California Sur, Mexico.
REPRODUCTION IN THE CAPE REGION WHIPTAIL ASPIDOSCELIS TIGRIS MAXIMUS (SQUAMATA: TEIIDAE) FROM BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO
Here we compared the maxilla of two similar species of phrynosomatids: Uta stansburiana (Common Side-blotched Lizard) and Urosaurus omatus (Ornate Tree Lizard).
Geometric Morphometric Differentiation of Two Western USA Lizards (Phrynosomatidae: Squamata): Uta stansburiana and Urosaurus ornatus, with Implications for Fossil Identification
The most common by far was the side-blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana; n = 408 captures), followed by A.
Rare alluvial sands of El Monte Valley, California (San Diego county), support high herpetofaunal species richness and diversity, despite severe habitat disturbance
Alternative mating strategies and the evolution of sexual size dimorphism in the side-blotched lizard, Uta stansburiana: A population-level comparative analysis.
Variacion morfologica asociada a los patrones de color de la garganta, en lagartijas Sceloporus horridus horridus (Sauria: Phrynosomatidae)
The life history of the side-blotched lizard, Uta stansburiana Baird and Girard, in north-central Oregon.
The effects of climate modes on growing-season length and timing of reproduction in the pacific northwest as revealed by biophysical modeling of lizards
The study documents the disappearance of certain morphs of the side-blotched lizard in some populations.
Evolutionary game of rock-paper-scissors may lead to new species
A side-blotched lizard may sun itself alongside the trail as a golden eagle arcs above the namesake Joshua trees in search of prey; or a jackrabbit may scurry out of sight behind an old-man cactus.
Desert destinations: travelers willing to slow their pace and walk among the sand and creosote or explore new depths of silence and relaxation will find exactly what they seek in California's desert parks
Dispersal in the side-blotched lizard: A test of the mate-defense dispersal theory.
Costs of reproduction in the wild: path analysis of natural selection and experimental tests of causation
Ecology and life history of the common side-blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana) have been well documented (Tinkle, 1967; Parker and Pianka, 1975; Fox, 1978; Ferguson and Fox, 1984; Wilson, 1992).
Population metrics and use of saltcedar (Tamarix) habitats by common side-blotched lizards (Uta stansburiana)
Reproduction in a mountain population of the side-blotched lizard, Uta stansburiana.J.
Reproduction of the yellow-backed Spiny Lizard, Sceloporus uniformis (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae) from California
Hahn & Tinkle (1965) were among the first to experimentally demonstrate the importance of stored lipids in corpora adiposa to the production of the first clutch of eggs in the side-blotched lizard, Uta stansburiana.
Reproduction, growth, survivorship and activity patterns in the southwestern earless lizard (Cophosaurus texanus scitulus) (phrynosomatidae) from the Big Bend region of Texas
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