Genus

Side-blotched lizards

Uta

1 species in our catalog · found in 12 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyPhrynosomatidae (Phrynosomatid Lizards)
GenusUta (Side-blotched lizards)

Species in this group

Uta stansburiana

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~60%

Mar

~60%

Apr

~60%

May

~60%

Jun

~60%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~60%

Sep

~60%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Side-blotched lizards

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 2 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~90%
	Common Side-blotched Lizard			~90%
2	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~90%
	Common Side-blotched Lizard			~90%
3	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~70%
	Common Side-blotched Lizard			~70%
4	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~60%
	Common Side-blotched Lizard			~60%
5	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~50%
	Common Side-blotched Lizard			~50%
6	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 1	~40%
	Common Side-blotched Lizard			~40%
7	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~40%
	Common Side-blotched Lizard			~40%
8	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 1	~40%
	Common Side-blotched Lizard			~40%
9	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~30%
	Common Side-blotched Lizard			~30%
10	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 1	~30%
	Common Side-blotched Lizard			~30%
11	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~20%
	Common Side-blotched Lizard			~20%
12	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Side-blotched Lizard			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~20%
	Common Side-blotched Lizard			~20%
2	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~20%
	Common Side-blotched Lizard			~20%
3	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~20%
	Common Side-blotched Lizard			~20%
4	Tijuana	🇲🇽 México	1 of 1	~20%
	Common Side-blotched Lizard			~20%
5	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~20%
	Common Side-blotched Lizard			~20%
6	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Side-blotched Lizard			~10%

Side-blotched lizards

Species in this group

Common Side-blotched Lizard

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Side-blotched lizards

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked