Uta (Side-blotched lizards)

Genus

Side-blotched lizards

Uta

2 species in our catalog · found in 12 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Common Side-blotched Lizard
LC

Common Side-blotched Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Uta stansburiana

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely
Santa Catalina Side-blotched Lizard
LC Endemic

Santa Catalina Side-blotched Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Uta squamata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%
Jan
~50%
Feb
~60%
Mar
~60%
Apr
~60%
May
~50%
Jun
~50%
Jul
~40%
Aug
~60%
Sep
~60%
Oct
~40%
Nov
~30%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Side-blotched lizards

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~90%
2 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~80%
3 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~60%
4 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~60%
5 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~50%
6 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
~50%
7 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~40%
8 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~30%
9 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~30%
10 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~30%
11 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~20%
12 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States 1
~20%