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Southwest Reptiles and Amphibians



Uma rufopunctata - Yuman Desert Fringe-toed Lizard

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Adult, Yuma County, Arizona Adult at the mouth of its burrow, Yuma County, Arizona
Habitat
 
Habitat, Mohawk Dunes,
Yuma County, Arizona 		Habitat, Mohawk Dunes,
Yuma County, Arizona 		 

Trepanier and Murphy (2001 Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 18(3): 327-334) determined that the population of lizards from the Mohawk Dunes (shown above), formerly assigned to Uma rufopunctata, represents an undescribed cryptic species which is not yet formally described. (5/06) We will continue to label this lizard as U. rufopunctata until the new species is described and accepted.



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