The geographic range of Uma scoparia Cope, 1894 (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae) in Arizona

By

Leavitt, Daniel J.
Crumbo, Woodrow L.
Myrand, Jason M.
Masters, Elroy H.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017-4-12

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

13

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

2090--4

Subjects

Distribution , fringe-toed lizards , new records , Sand dunes

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/13.2.2090

 

Abstract

Surveys dedicated to better describing the distribution of Uma scoparia in Arizona are reported. These extend this species’ distribution in La Paz County, Arizona, 20 km further to the south than previously described. Six records on the outside of a confused range are presented alongside data from 170 captures within this range. This species is well known from California but its Arizona distribution is little understood and less well studied than other members of its genus. Concern about the conservation status of the disjunct Arizona population makes this report valuable to resource managers. Lizards were observed with ease and in large numbers at nearly all sites surveyed.