Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: May 26th, 2024.
 
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Genus
Urosaurus
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North American Tree Lizards, Brush Lizards
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Nordamerikanische Baumleguane
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Nordamerikanske Træleguaner
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1854 |  |
Urosaurus Hallowell (type species: Urosaurus graciosus Hallowell 1854) |
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1856 | |
Phymatolepis Dumeril (type species: Phymatolepis bi-carinatus Dumeril 1856; syn. Smith & Taylor 1950) |
Contents:
9 species, of which 5 (55.6%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
W. USA, Mexico.
Reported from:
Mexico
(Aguascalientes,
Baja California Norte,
Baja California Sur,
Chiapas,
Chihuahua,
Coahuila,
Colima
[incl.
Revillagigedo Islands
(Clarion,
Socorro)],
Durango,
Guerrero,
Jalisco,
Mexico State,
Michoacan,
Morelos,
Nayarit
[incl.
Islas Marias
(Maria Madre,
Maria Magdalena,
San Juanito)],
Nuevo Leon,
Oaxaca,
Puebla,
Sinaloa,
Sonora,
Tamaulipas,
Zacatecas),
USA
(Arizona,
California,
Colorado,
Nevada,
New Mexico,
Texas,
Utah,
Wyoming).
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Urosaurus auriculatus
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Socorro Island Tree Lizard, Socorro Island Rock Lizard
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Socorro-Baumleguan
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Socorro-træleguan
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1871 | |
Uta auriculata Cope |
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Urosaurus auriculatus Mittleman 1942 |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Colima:
Revillagigedo Islands:
Socorro).
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Urosaurus bicarinatus
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Tropical Tree Lizard, Bicarinate Tree Lizard
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Doppelgekielter Baumleguan
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Tokølet Træleguan
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1856 | |
Phymatolepis bi-carinatus Dumeril |
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Uta bicarinata Cope 1864 |
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Urosaurus bicarinatus Mittleman 1942 |
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1921 | |
Uta nelsoni Schmidt (Smith & Taylor 1950) |
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Uta bicarinata nelsoni Mittleman 1941 |
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Urosaurus bicarinatus nelsoni Mittleman 1942 |
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1921 | |
Uta tuberculata Schmidt (Smith & Taylor 1950) |
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Uta bicarinata tuberculata Mittleman 1941 |
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Urosaurus bicarinatus tuberculatus Mittleman 1942 |
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1940 | |
Uta anonymorpha Mittleman (Smith & Taylor 1950) |
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Uta bicarinatus anonymorpha Mittleman 1941 |
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Urosaurus bicarinatus anonymorphus Mittleman 1942 |
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1941 | |
Uta unica Mittleman (Hardy & McDiarmid 1969, Oliver 1943, Tanner 1987, Wiens 1993) |
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Urosaurus unicus Mittleman 1942 |
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1954 | |
Urosaurus bicarinatus spinosus Bumsahem & Smith |
Other common names:
anonymorphus: Mittleman's Tree Lizard
bicarinatus: Carinate Tree Lizard
nelsoni: Nelson's Tree Lizard
spinosus: Spiny Tree Lizard
tuberculatus: Tubercular Tree Lizard
Distribution:
Mexico
(Aguascalientes,
Chiapas,
Chihuahua,
Colima,
Durango,
Guerrero,
Jalisco,
Mexico State,
Michoacan,
Morelos,
Nayarit,
Oaxaca,
Puebla,
Sinaloa,
Sonora,
Zacatecas).
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Urosaurus clarionensis
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Clarion Island Tree Lizard, Clarion Island Rock Lizard
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Clarion-Baumleguan
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Clarion-træleguan
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1890 | |
Uta clarionensis Townsend |
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Urosaurus clarionensis Mittleman 1942 |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Colima:
Revillagigedo Islands:
Clarion).
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Urosaurus gadovi
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Jaliscan Tree Lizard, (Gadow's Tree Lizard)
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Jalisco-Baumleguan
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Jalisco-træleguan
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1921 | |
Uta gadovi Schmidt |
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Urosaurus gadovi Mittleman 1942 |
Remarks:
Duellman (1958c) considered the type locality (Cofradía, Jalisco) to be an error based on confusion between two different villages of the same name, and he
restricted it to Cofradía in Michoacan.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Guerrero,
Jalisco,
Michoacan).
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Urosaurus graciosus
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Long-tailed Brush Lizard
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Nordamerikanische Langschwanz-Baumleguan
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Nordamerikansk Langhalet Træleguan
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1854 | |
Urosaurus graciosus Hallowell |
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Uta graciosa Baird 1859 |
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Uta gratiosa Coues 1875 [invalid emendation] |
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Urosaurus ornatus graciosus Mittleman 1942 |
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1955 | |
Urosaurus graciosus shannoni Lowe |
Other common names:
graciosus: Western Long-tailed Brush Lizard
shannoni: Arizona Long-tailed Brush Lizard
Remarks:
Although included for Jalisco by Cruz-Sáenz, Guerrero, Lazcano & Télles-López (2009), presence in the state is considered undocumented herein, following
Cruz-Sáenz, Muñoz-Nolasco, Mata-Silva, Johnson, García-Padilla & Wilson (2017), who did not list the species for Jalisco.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Norte,
Sonora),
USA
(Arizona,
California,
Nevada,
Utah).
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Urosaurus lahtelai
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Cataviña Brush Lizard, (Baja California Brush Lizard)
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Cataviña-Baumleguan
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Cataviña-træleguan
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Urosaurus lahtelai Rau & Loomis |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Norte).
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Urosaurus microscutatus
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Small-scaled Tree Lizard
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Kleinschuppiger Baumleguan
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Finskællet Træleguan
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1894 | |
Uta microscutata Van Denburgh |
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Urosaurus microscutatus Mittleman 1942 |
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1900 | |
Uta parviscutata Cope [substitute name for Uta microscutata Van Denburgh 1894] |
Remarks:
Aquirre-L., Morafka & Murphy (1999) and Grismer (1999) placed microscutatus in the synonymy of nigricauda, but Feldman, Flores-Villela & Papenfuss (2011) retained them as separate species, pending further studies.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Norte),
USA
(California).
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Urosaurus nigricauda
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Baja California Brush Lizard, (Black-tailed Brush Lizard)
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Niederkalifornischer Baumleguan
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Baja California-træleguan
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1864 | |
Uta nigricauda Cope |
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Urosaurus nigricaudus Mittleman 1942 |
Remarks:
Some authors regard microscutatus as a synonym of nigricauda.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Norte,
Baja California Sur),
USA
(California).
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Urosaurus ornatus
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Common Tree Lizard
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Gewöhnlicher Baumleguan
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Almindelig Træleguan
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1852 | |
Uta ornata Baird & Girard |
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Urosaurus ornatus Mittleman 1942 |
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1857 | |
Uta ornata linearis Baird |
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Urosaurus ornatus linearis Mittleman 1942 |
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1858 | |
Uta schottii Baird (Smith & Taylor 1950) |
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Uta ornata schottii Mittleman 1941 |
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Urosaurus ornatus schottii Mittleman 1942 |
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1858 | |
Uta symmetrica Baird (Schmidt 1953) |
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Uta ornata symmetrica Schmidt 1921 |
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Urosaurus ornatus symmetricus Mittleman 1942 |
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1883 | |
Uta lateralis Boulenger (Lemos-Espinal & Smith 2007) |
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Uta ornata lateralis Van Denburgh 1922 |
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Urosaurus ornatus lateralis Zweifel & Norris 1955 |
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1884 | |
Uta gularis Cragin (Smith & Taylor 1950) |
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1890 | |
Uta levis Stejneger (Schmidt 1953) |
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Uta ornata levis Schmidt 1953 |
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Urosaurus ornatus levis Hotton 1955 |
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1921 | |
Uta wrighti Schmidt (Schmidt 1953) |
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Uta ornata wrighti Schmidt 1953 |
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Urosaurus ornatus wrighti Maslin 1947 |
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1935 | |
Uta caerulea Smith (Smith & Taylor 1950) |
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Urosaurus ornatus caeruleus Mittleman 1942 |
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1940 | |
Uta ornata schmidti Mittleman |
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Urosaurus ornatus schmidti Mittleman 1942 |
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1941 | |
Uta ornata chiricahuae Mittleman |
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Urosaurus ornatus chiricahuae Mittleman 1942 |
Other common names:
caeruleus: Blue Tree Lizard
lateralis: Mexican Tree Lizard
levis: Smooth Tree Lizard, Canyon Tree Lizard
linearis: Lined Tree Lizard
ornatus: Texas Tree Lizard, Eastern Tree Lizard
schmidti: Big Bend Tree Lizard
schottii: Schott's Tree Lizard
symmetricus: Colorado River Tree Lizard
wrighti: Northern Tree Lizard
Remarks:
Reports of schotti from Chihuahua refer to lateralis (Lemos-Espinal & Smith 2007).
Although included for Jalisco by Cruz-Sáenz, Guerrero, Lazcano & Télles-López (2009), presence in the state is considered undocumented herein, following
Cruz-Sáenz, Muñoz-Nolasco, Mata-Silva, Johnson, García-Padilla & Wilson (2017), who did not list the species for Jalisco.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Norte,
Chihuahua,
Coahuila,
Durango,
Nayarit
[incl.
Islas Marias
(Maria Madre,
Maria Magdalena,
San Juanito)],
Nuevo Leon,
Sinaloa,
Sonora,
Tamaulipas),
USA
(Arizona,
California,
Colorado,
Nevada,
New Mexico,
Texas,
Utah,
Wyoming).
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