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Ornate Tree Lizard

Urosaurus ornatus

Photo by TracyB
Published on Project Noah
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36.2627, -112.712

Field Notes

Habitat:

Boulders, red sand/rock, very wet, lots of shade and clovers but certainly sunlight at certain times of day, ferns (I think they were)

Notes:

Approximately 4:45pm in a side canyon downstream of Mooney Falls, governed by the Supai Tribe (and connected to the Grand Canyon).

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)

Yes, he is! Thanks Ashley!
Yep, Urosaurus ornatus. He's really skinny!

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PublishedMarch 16, 2014

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