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The Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard's habitat has been negatively affected in the past 3 decades, due to increases in the human population, urban development, off-roading, and non-native invasive plants. Thus, the Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard was declared as federally threatened and endangered in 1980. [10]
Acanthodactylus is a genus of lacertid lizards, commonly referred to as fringe-fingered lizards, fringe-toed lizards (though the latter common name is also used for the New World lizard genus Uma), and spiny-toed lizards.
Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge It lies within the unincorporated community of Thousand Palms , just north of Palm Desert . The refuge contains the majority of critical habitat for the Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard ( Uma inornata ) within the Coachella Valley Preserve and Indio Hills Palms State Reserve .
Fringe-toed lizards also possess upper jaws which overlap the lower ones, preventing the intrusion of sand particles, and nostrils that can be closed at will. Flaps also close against the ear openings when moving through sand, and the upper and lower eyelids have interlocking scales that prevent sand from getting into the eyes.
Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard; S. Spaniacris deserticola; V. Vanessa cardui This page was last edited on 14 January 2020, at 05:59 (UTC). Text is available ...
Tegus are better able to withstand cold than most lizards. They have the ability to raise their body temperature 50 degrees above the current temperature. Also of concern, is the possibility of ...
Granite spiny lizard Sceloporus uniformis: Yellow-backed spiny lizard Uma inornata: Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard Uma notata: Colorado Desert fringe-toed lizard Uma scoparia: Mojave fringe-toed lizard Urosaurus graciosus: Long-tailed brush lizard Urosaurus nigricauda: Baja California brush lizard Urosaurus ornatus: Ornate tree lizard Uta ...
C. Cactus mouse; Cactus wren; California leaf-nosed bat; Canis latrans mearnsi; Canyon bat; Canyon wren; Cassin's vireo; Chihuahuan spotted whiptail; Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard