NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Tropical tree lizard
Urosaurus bicarinatus (Duméril, 1856)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Urosaurus bicarinatus is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sceloporinae of the family Phrynosomatidae. The common names for this species are tropical tree lizard or roñito arborícola in Mexican Spanish. The species is endemic to Mexico. There are five recognized subspecies.
Wikipedia contributors, Urosaurus bicarinatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:00:01.318175+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Urosaurus bicarinatus (Duméril, 1856)
- Name authority
- (Duméril, 1856)
- Common name
- Tropical tree lizard
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Phrynosomatidae
- Genus
- Urosaurus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderIguania
- familyPhrynosomatidae
- genusUrosaurus
- speciesUrosaurus bicarinatus (Duméril, 1856)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Urosaurus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Baja California Brush LizardUrosaurus lahtelai Rau & Loomis, 1977 | PhrynosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Clarion Island Tree LizardUrosaurus clarionensis (Townsend, 1890) | PhrynosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arizona Long-tailed Brush Lizard [shannoni]Urosaurus graciosus Hallowell, 1854 | PhrynosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gadow's Tree LizardUrosaurus gadovi (Schmidt, 1921) | PhrynosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tree LizardUrosaurus ornatus (Baird & Girard, 1852) | PhrynosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Phymatolepis bicarinatus Duméril, 1856 Duméril, 1856 | synonym |
| Uta nelsoni Schmidt, 1921 Schmidt, 1921 | synonym |
| Uta tuberculata Schmidt, 1921 Schmidt, 1921 | synonym |
| Uta unica Mittleman, 1941 Mittleman, 1941 | synonym |
| Uta anonymorpha Mittleman, 1941 Mittleman, 1941 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Urosaurus&species=bicarinatus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:7DYQZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.