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Scientific Name
Urosaurus graciosus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Urosaurus graciosus Hallowell, 1854
Park
Joshua Tree National Park (JOTR)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
western long-tailed brush lizard
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Squamata |
| Suborder | Iguania |
| Family | Iguanidae |
| Subfamily | Sceloporinae |
| Genus | Urosaurus |
| Species | Urosaurus graciosus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Michael Vamstad, JOTR Wildlife Ecologist, Kristen Lalumiere, JOTR Wildlife Bio. Tech., and Stephanie Root, JOTR Bio. Tech., 2/29/2012.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Michael Vamstad, JOTR Wildlife Ecologist, Stephanie Root, Bio. Tech. and Kristen Lalumiere, Bio. Tech., 2/29/2012.
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Rarely seen but may be fairly common.; Data Source: Michael Vamstad, JOTR Wildlife Ecologist, Stephanie Root, Bio. Tech. and Kristen Lalumiere, Bio. Tech., 2/29/2012.
Management Tags
-
Exploitation Concern
Poaching threat from pet trade.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Michael Vamstad, JOTR Wildlife Ecologist, 3/13/2012.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
MED - I & M office
Created Date
9/16/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
3/13/2012 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Johnson, D. J. 1978. The effects of different desert habitats on Uta stansburiana, the side-blotched lizard. NATUREBIB-37564., Accepted Detail: Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, With Comments Regarding Confidence In Our Understanding. Edition 6.1: http://www.ssarherps.org/pages/comm_names/Index.php (Accessed 3/12/2012).
