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Reptilia
Squamata (part)
Phrynosomatidae
Yuman Desert Fringe-toed Lizard
Uma rufopunctata
Cope, 1895
Current SSAR Comments:
DeRycke et al. (2020, Zootaxa 4778: 67–100), based on their own results and those of Gottscho et al. (2017, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 106: 103–117), considered the species status of
U. rufopunctata
to be uncertain. The populations in question may be 1) part of
U. notata
, 2) part of
U. cowles
i (endemic to Mexico), 3) a hybrid swarm between
U. notata
,
U. cowlesi
, and lizards from the geographic area between those species, or 4) a species that is incompletely separated from both
U. notata
and
U. cowlesi
.
Range maps are based on curated specimens and provided gratis by CNAH.
(Created by Travis W. Taggart; Version: 2024.04.22.13.48.36)
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First instance(s) of published English names:
No historic English names have been assigned to this taxon yet.
Taxon Links:
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
The Reptile Database
NatureServe
iNaturalist
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Pertinent LIterature:
2020
Derycke, Elizabeth G., Andrew D. Gottscho, Daniel G. Mulcahy, and Kevin De Queiroz. A new cryptic species of fringe-toed lizards from southwestern Arizona with a revised taxonomy of the
Uma notata
species complex (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae) Zootaxa 4778(1):67-100
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