The Yuman Desert fringe-toed lizard (Uma cowlesi) is a species of phrynosomatid lizard endemic to northwestern Mexico, although a hybrid population of it and Uma notata ranges north to southwestern Arizona in the United States.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Yuman Desert Fringe-toed Lizard being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Uma notata
- Uma scoparia
- Uma inornata
- Phrynocephalus mystaceus
- Phrynocephalus interscapularis
- Meroles anchietae
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Phrynosomatidae
- Genus
- Uma
- Species
- Uma rufopunctata
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