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The Tree lizard (Urosaurus ornatus) is a species
Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring....
 of lizard
Lizard

Lizards are a large and widespread group of squamate reptiles, with nearly 5,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica as well as most oceanic island chains....
 native to the southwestern United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, and northern Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
. The species has been used to research the physiological changes in the body during the fight-or-flight response
Fight-or-flight response

'The 'fight-or-flight response', also called the fright, fight or flight response', 'hyperarousal' or the 'acute stress response', was first described by Walter Cannon in 1915....
 as related to stress and aggressive competition PMID 9145930. Also, its life history and costs of reproduction have been documented in field populations in New Mexico. (Landwer, 1994) Oecologia
Oecologia

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Ornate Tree Lizard feeds on mostly insects and their larvae.
oup of consisting of one male and one or more females typically inhabit an area that contains one or more large tree or shrub.






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The Tree lizard (Urosaurus ornatus) is a species
Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring....
 of lizard
Lizard

Lizards are a large and widespread group of squamate reptiles, with nearly 5,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica as well as most oceanic island chains....
 native to the southwestern United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, and northern Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
. The species has been used to research the physiological changes in the body during the fight-or-flight response
Fight-or-flight response

'The 'fight-or-flight response', also called the fright, fight or flight response', 'hyperarousal' or the 'acute stress response', was first described by Walter Cannon in 1915....
 as related to stress and aggressive competition PMID 9145930. Also, its life history and costs of reproduction have been documented in field populations in New Mexico. (Landwer, 1994) Oecologia
Oecologia

Oecologia is an international peer review English language journal that publishes original research into topics related to ecology. As of 2005 it had an impact factor of 3.032, giving it a ranking of 24 among ecology journals....


Diet

The Ornate Tree Lizard feeds on mostly insects and their larvae.

Reproduction

A group of consisting of one male and one or more females typically inhabit an area that contains one or more large tree or shrub. The male copulates with each female and the female deposits eggs approximately two weeks after mating. In many parts of the Tree Lizard's range females may lay more than one clutch of eggs a year.

Species

  • Texas Tree Lizard, Urosaurus ornatus ornatus (Baird
    Spencer Fullerton Baird

    Spencer Fullerton Baird was an United States ornithology and ichthyologist....
     & Girard
    Charles Frédéric Girard

    Charles Fr?d?ric Girard was a France biologist specializing on ichthyology and herpetology.Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuch?tel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz....
    , 1852)
  • Urosaurus ornatus caeruleus (Smith
    Hobart M. Smith

    Hobart Muir Smith is an American herpetology. He has been credited with describing several new species of North American reptile and amphibian, as well, he has been honored by having a species Tantilla named after him, Tantilla hobartsmithi....
    , 1935)
  • Urosaurus ornatus chiricahuae (Mittleman, 1941)
  • Urosaurus ornatus lateralis (Boulenger
    George Albert Boulenger

    George Albert Boulenger was a Belgium-United Kingdom zoologist....
    , 1883)
  • Smooth Tree Lizard, Urosaurus ornatus levis (Stejneger
    Leonhard Hess Stejneger

    Leonhard Hess Stejneger was a zoologist.Stejneger was born in Bergen, Norway, Norway. His father was Peter Stamer Steineger who was educated in private schools and was a merchant and auditor and his mother was Ingeborg...
    , 1890)
  • Lined Tree Lizard, Urosaurus ornatus linearis (Baird
    Spencer Fullerton Baird

    Spencer Fullerton Baird was an United States ornithology and ichthyologist....
    , 1859)
  • Big Bend Tree Lizard, Urosaurus ornatus schmidti (Mittleman, 1940)
  • Schott's Tree Lizard, Urosaurus ornatus schottii (Baird
    Spencer Fullerton Baird

    Spencer Fullerton Baird was an United States ornithology and ichthyologist....
    , 1858)
  • Colorado River Tree Lizard, Urosaurus ornatus symmetricus (Baird
    Spencer Fullerton Baird

    Spencer Fullerton Baird was an United States ornithology and ichthyologist....
    , 1858)
  • Northern Tree Lizard, Urosaurus ornatus wrighti (Schmidt
    Schmidt

    Schmidt is a German surname that is a cognate of "Smith", an occupational surname for a blacksmith. Other Smith #Variations of the name include Schmitt, Schmitz, Schmid, Schmidtke, Schmidtchen, Schmied, Schmit, Schmits, Schmith, and Smits....
    , 1921)


Geographic range


United States: California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
, Nevada
Nevada

Nevada is a U.S. state located in the Western United States of the United States of America. The capital is Carson City and the largest city is Las Vegas, Nevada....
, Utah
Utah

The State of Utah is a western United States U.S. state of the United States. It was the List of U.S. states by date of statehood admitted to the United States on January 4, 1896....
, Colorado
Colorado

The State of Colorado is a U.S. state located in the Mountain States of the United States of America. Colorado may also be considered to be a part of the Western United States and Southwestern United States regions of the United States....
, Arizona
Arizona

The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona....
, New Mexico
New Mexico

New Mexico is a U. S. State located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. Inhabited by Native Americans in the United States populations for many centuries, it has also has been part of the Spanish Empire viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S....
, and Texas
Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
.
Mexico: Sonora
Sonora

Sonora is one of the 31 States of Mexico and is located in the northwest of the country....
, Sinaloa
Sinaloa

Sinaloa is one of the 31 mexican state of Mexico....
, Chihuahua, and Coahuila
Coahuila

Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza is one of Mexico's 31 component States of Mexico. It is located in the north of the country.To the north, Coahuila accounts for a stretch of the U.S....
.