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 Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Greater Earless Lizard
Cophosaurus texanus
Southwestern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus cowlesi
Ornate Tree Lizard
Urosaurus ornatus
Crevice Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus poinsettii
Roundtail Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma modestum
Texas Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma cornutum
Greater Short-horned Lizard
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Western Earless Lizard
Holbrookia maculata
📅 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 Guadalupe Mountains National Park?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Common Side-blotched Lizard sighting in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Side-blotched Lizard in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Common Side-blotched Lizard in Guadalupe Mountains National Park in our monthly data.