Uma inornata
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard (Uma inornata) is a species of phrynosomatid lizard, endemic to Riverside County, California. The species is most closely related to Uma notata, the Colorado Desert fringe-toed lizard. Genetic variation within the species is small, equivalent to that of one population of Uma notata. The species population is isolated from other closely related lizards.
Total Length: 6 to 9 inches (15–23 cm). Snout-Vent Length (SVL): Females average 8.1 cm (range 7–9.9 cm), and males average 10.2 cm (range 8–12.2 cm). Body Shape: Flattened body with a shovel-shaped head for diving into sand.
Features: Elongated scales (fringes) on hind toes, specialized nostrils, and scales covering ears to navigate loose, windblown sand. Appearance: Whitish or sand-colored body (its binomial name: U. Inornata, e.g. not golden) with dark, eye-like spots (ocelli) forming shoulder stripes extending its length.
The species is well adapted to its desert habitat and has the ability to run on its two hind feet. It has a wedged-shaped nose which enables it to burrow through loose, fine sand. Elongated scales... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard sighting in Joshua Tree National Park on a given day, based on 245 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 22nd most-seen of the 39 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard in Joshua Tree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December and January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Joshua Tree National Park, in our data
Joshua Tree National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Joshua Tree National Park (245 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
