Fringe-toed lizard

This article is about North American lizards of the genus Uma. For the Old World lizards also known as "fringe-toed lizards", see Acanthodactylus.

Fringe-toed lizard
Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard, Uma inornata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Genus: Uma
Baird, 1859[1]
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Fringe-toed lizards are lizards of the genus Uma in the family Phrynosomatidae, native to deserts of North America. They are adapted for life in sandy deserts with fringe-like scales on their hind toes hence their common name.

  1. ^ "Uma ". Wikispecies