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Users are cautioned to refer back to the original cited source to assess completeness and correctness before using the information. Web updates are intermittent, not continuous, therefore some dynamic information such as legal status may not be absolutely current. This species in found in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. This lizard inhabits arid or semiarid desert plains with scrubby vegetation and sandy or gravelly soil. P.modestum were abundant on the Pedro Armendaris lava field proper.