Colorado Herpetological Society's

Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Colorado

Side-blotched Lizard
(Uta stansburiana)

Family Phrynosomatidae

Photo from Hammerson, 1986.
Used with permission.

Last Updated on January 20, 2000.

Side-blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana)
Description: 1 3/4" to 2 1/8" snout-vent length; to about 5 1/2" overall. Color and dorsal pattern varies considerably with location. Back often speckled with small bluish white to golden yellow spots. Dark spot on each side of chest. Elevation Range: To 6000' in western Colorado. Subspecies in Colorado: Uta stansburiana uniformis. (Listed as U. s. stansburiana in older publications.)