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title: "Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard"
description: "Uma scoparia — Reptiles. The Mojave fringe-toed lizard (Uma scoparia) is a species of medium-sized, white or grayish, black-spotted diurnal lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/mojave-fringe-toed-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard

> Uma scoparia — Reptiles. The Mojave fringe-toed lizard (Uma scoparia) is a species of medium-sized, white or grayish, black-spotted diurnal lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.

- Scientific name: *Uma scoparia*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `desert` (Desert)
- iNaturalist observations: 881
- Wikidata: [Q3016470](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3016470)
- iNaturalist taxon: [36135](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/36135)

## Names

- en: Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard
- nl: Mojave fringe-toed lizard

## Countries with the most observations

US (843)

## Summary

The Mojave fringe-toed lizard (Uma scoparia) is a species of medium-sized, white or grayish, black-spotted diurnal lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is adapted to arid climates and is most commonly found in sand dunes within the Mojave Desert. Fringe-toed lizards are characterized by their fringed scales on their hind toes which make locomotion in loose sand possible.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojave_fringe-toed_lizard

## Photo

![Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mojave-fringe-toed-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chris · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17828160

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mojave-fringe-toed-lizard?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).