Common Side-blotched Lizard
Uta stansburiana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyPhrynosomatidae (Frinosomàtids)
- GenusUta (Side-blotched lizards)
- SpeciesUta stansburiana (Common Side-blotched Lizard)
Closest Relatives at Bahía de Loreto National Park
Santa Catalina Side-blotched Lizard
Uta squamata
Small-scaled Lizard
Urosaurus nigricauda
Zebra-tailed Lizard
Callisaurus draconoides
Baja California Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus zosteromus
Shortnose Rock Lizard
Petrosaurus repens
Granite Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus orcutti
Coast Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma coronatum
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Side-blotched Lizard in Bahía de Loreto National Park?
About 45% of visitor-days record a Common Side-blotched Lizard sighting in Bahía de Loreto National Park, based on 93 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Side-blotched Lizard in Bahía de Loreto National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Common Side-blotched Lizard in Bahía de Loreto National Park in our monthly data.