Ornate Tree Lizard (Urosaurus ornatus)

Created: February 17th, 2015 - 11:16 PM
Last Modified: February 19th, 2015 - 08:51 PM Entered by: Janine McCabe
Record 216222

Country: United States		State: Arizona	County: Pima County	Time: 2015-02-14 11:13:00
Qty: 1	Age: --	Sex: --	Method: Artificial cover flipping	Habitat: Sonora desert scrub
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: -----		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: -----	Barometric Pressure: -----

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Comments

Posted by Janine McCabe on Feb 19, 2015 at 08:56 PM

I am flagging this specie in my personal notes as to ID. I don't catch many lizards to examine the ventral side; however, I can't say that I have seen S.magister with orange on the throat. On the dorsal side I would lean more toward Matthew Gruen's suggestion of U.ornatus. Overall body profile lead me to say that too. Very interesting to find an individual that dark. It was a cold little dude.

Posted by Matthew Gruen on Feb 19, 2015 at 07:09 PM

the more i look at it though maybe Urosaurus ornatus

Posted by Matthew Gruen on Feb 19, 2015 at 06:59 PM

Urosaurus graciosus, id say . orange throat , strip of large scales on back. even though it doesnt have a long tail

Posted by Janine McCabe on Feb 17, 2015 at 11:32 PM

It was in my hand and I still couldn't believe it was a magister. Let's hope he grows out of it.

Posted by Benjamin Jones on Feb 17, 2015 at 11:27 PM

That has got to be the ugliest DSL I've ever seen. For some reason the belly shot made me think Clark's. But the habitat does indeed suggest magister.