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.
Side-blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana)
No photo of the Side-blotched Lizard available.
Side-blotched Lizards prey on a variety of creatures: ants, ant lion larvae, flies, mosquitoes, damselflies, dragonflies, beetles, bees, aphids, caterpillars, ticks, scorpions and spiders.
Common Side-blotched Lizard
Subspecies I've seen:
Western Side-blotched Lizard
U. s. elegans ...
Side-blotched lizards are low on the food chain, falling prey to many predators, including desert scorpions.
© Todd Battey
Breeding Behavior
Habitat ...
The Side-blotched Lizard is distributed across most of the western United States and northern Mexico.
Male Side-blotched Lizard; arrow indicates the "side blotch" on this dark lizard in breeding colors.
Female. Notice the distinct longitudinal stripes and bars on the tail.
Breeding male; Joshua Tree NP ...
 See also: Lizard, Spider, Reptile, Western Fence Lizard, Bear
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