Tree Lizard
Urosaurus ornatus

Family Phrynosomatidae Description: 1 7/8" to 2 1/4" snout-vent length; to 5 3/8" overall. Color mottled tan to brown. Gular fold across throat. Row of enlarged scales down back broken by a central row of smaller scales. Elevation Range: To 6500' in northwestern Colorado; to 8000' in southwestern Colorado. Subspecies in Colorado: Urosaurus ornatus wrighti Listed as Uta ornata in some older publications.		Photo from Hammerson, 1986. Used with permission.
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