# Side-blotched lizard (*Uta stansburiana*)

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Data as of: 2026-11-14

The side-blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana) is a species in the family Phrynosomatidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh 3 g to 4.2 g and reach 4.69 cm in length.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 3 g – 4.2 g |
| Length | 4.69 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Carnivore |
| Longest recorded lifespan | 4.8 years |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | desert, shrubland |
| Egg incubation | 46 days |
| Young per litter or clutch | 1 – 9 |
| Age at maturity | 9 months – 12 months |
| Litters or clutches a year | 1 – 8 |
| Reproduction | Eggs |
| Active | By day (diurnal) |
| Lifestyle | Terrestrial |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Recorded prey and predators

 Recorded predators: Sidewinder (*Crotalus cerastes*), Loggerhead shrike (*Lanius ludovicianus*), American kestrel (*Falco sparverius*), Glossy snake (*Arizona elegans*), Hypsiglena chlorophaea (*Hypsiglena chlorophaea*), Tortuga island rattlesnake (*Crotalus atrox*), California kingsnake (*Lampropeltis californiae*), Bullsnake (*Pituophis catenifer*). Each pair is recorded by at least two datasets compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/, CC0 1.0).

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Reptilia
- order: Squamata
- family: Phrynosomatidae
- genus: Uta
- species: *Uta stansburiana* Baird & Girard, 1852

Synonyms: *Uta antiquus*, *Uta concinna*, *Uta concinnea*, *Uta elegans*, *Uta mannophorus*, *Uta parva*, *Uta stansburiana hesperis*, *Uta stansburiana klauberi*, *Uta stansburiana stellata*, *Uta stellata*, *Uta taylori*

## Common questions

### How big is the side-blotched lizard?

An adult side-blotched lizard weighs 3 g – 4.2 g and measures 4.69 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### What kind of animal is the side-blotched lizard?

The side-blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana) belongs to the family Phrynosomatidae in the order Squamata.

### What eats the side-blotched lizard?

Animals recorded preying on the side-blotched lizard include sidewinder, loggerhead shrike, american kestrel and glossy snake. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

## Sources

- [An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1), CC0 1.0, E096-269. Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1
- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI): interpreted data products](https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/), CC0 1.0, 0.11. Poelen, J.H., Simons, J.D. & Mungall, C.J. (2014) Global Biotic Interactions: an open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics 24: 148–159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2014.08.005. Data: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22691479, with each record's original reference.
- [ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4), CC BY 4.0, v1-2. Oskyrko, O., Mi, C., Meiri, S. et al. (2024) ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles. Scientific Data 11: 243. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03079-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4
- [SquamBase 1.0 - a dataset of squamate species traits](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b), CC0 1.0, 1.0-dryad-v5. Meiri, S. (2024) SquamBase - a database of squamate (Reptilia: Squamata) traits. Global Ecology and Biogeography 33(4): e13812. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13812. Data: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b

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