Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Fringe-toed sand lizard (Uma exsul), recorded as Endangered
Fringe-toed sand lizard (Uma exsul). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Fringe-toed sand lizard

Uma exsul

Fringe-toed sand lizard is a lizard or snake in the family Phrynosomatidae — Uma exsul, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Uma exsul
Taxonomy
Squamata · Phrynosomatidae · Uma

The lizard or snake

This named form is a lizard or snake. The public files give taxonomy, a photograph, and a threat category — not a monograph.

Range and habitat

No country pin is stored for Fringe-toed sand lizard on this catalog. That is a missing field, not proof the animal has no range.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Fringe-toed sand lizard is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Fringe-toed sand lizard — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q5258822. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard (Uma inornata), recorded as EndangeredEN

Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard

Uma inornata
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus
Photograph of Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Javan rhinoceros

Rhinoceros sondaicus
Photograph of Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Sumatran orangutan

Pongo abelii

Quick answers

What is Fringe-toed sand lizard?
Fringe-toed sand lizard is a lizard or snake in the family Phrynosomatidae — Uma exsul.
What is the conservation status of Fringe-toed sand lizard?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Uma exsul. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Fringe-toed sand lizard live?
The fringe-toed sand lizard is a lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.
Why is Fringe-toed sand lizard in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Uma exsul?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Fringe-toed sand lizard a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.