The San Pedro side-blotched lizard (Uta palmeri), also known commonly as mancha lateral de San Pedro Mártir in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.
Etymology The specific name, palmeri, is in honor of American zoologist Theodore Sherman Palmer.
Geographic distribution Uta palmeri is found in the Mexican state of Sonora, on San Pedro Mártir Island (Isla San Pedro Mártir), an island in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortés).
Habitat The preferred natural habitats of Uta palmeri are the intertidal zone and rocky hillsides.
Behavior Uta palmeri is terrestrial.
Diet For much of the year Uta palmeri eats mostly plant matter. However, during the nesting season of the blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) on the island, the lizard eats fish scraps dropped by the birds and flies attracted to the guano of the birds.
Reproduction Uta palmeri is oviparous.
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Further reading
+ Plates 1–36. (Uta palmeri, p. 313, Figure 39). 409 pp. 448 pp. (Uta palmeri, new species, pp. 106–107).