Side-blotched lizards are lizards of the genus Uta. They are some of the most abundant and commonly observed lizards in the deserts of western North America.

Genus Uta

• Ancient side-blotched lizard, Uta concinna
• Enchanted side-blotched lizard, Uta encantadae (sometimes considered a subspecies of U. stansburiana)
• El Muerto Island side-blotched lizard, Uta lowei (sometimes considered a subspecies of U. stansburiana)
• Ornate side-blotched lizard, Uta mannophora (doubtful species)
• San Pedro Nolasco side-blotched lizard, Uta nolascensis
• San Pedro Martir side-blotched lizard, Uta palmeri
• Common side-blotched lizard, Uta stansburiana
• Eastern side-blotched lizard, Uta stejnegeri (previously considered a subspecies of U. stansburiana)
• Swollen-nosed side-blotched lizard, Uta tumidarostra (sometimes considered a subspecies of U. stansburiana)
• Angel de la Guarda side-blotched lizard (undescribed species)

Uta antiqua, U. squamata and U. stellata are nowadays usually considered subspecies of U. stansburiana, but this may not be correct for antiqua and possibly squamata.

=References=

• Grismer, L. L. (1994): Three new species of intertidal side-blotched lizards (Genus Uta) from the Gulf of California, Mexico. Herpetologica Vol.50, p.451–474.
• Upton, D. E. & Murphy, R. W. (1997): Phylogeny of the side-blotched lizards (Phrynosomatidae: Uta) based on mtDNA sequences: support for midpeninsular seaway in Baja California. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. Vol.8 Issue 1, p.104-113. HTML abstract

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