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Common Side-blotched Lizard

Common Side-blotched Lizard

Uta stansburiana Baird & Girard, 1852

This is a summary of traits and reproduction of the common side-blotched lizard, Uta stansburiana.

Ornate Tree Lizard

Ornate Tree Lizard

Urosaurus ornatus (Baird & Girard, 1852)

Urosaurus ornatus, the ornate tree lizard, is a well-studied North American phrynosomatid lizard native to the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico.

Black-tailed Brush Lizard

Black-tailed Brush Lizard

Urosaurus nigricauda (Cope, 1864)

Urosaurus nigricauda is a lizard species found in California, Baja California, and nearby Pacific islands.

Long-tailed Brush Lizard

Long-tailed Brush Lizard

Urosaurus graciosus Hallowell, 1854

Urosaurus graciosus is a lizard species found in southwestern North American deserts that reproduces by laying eggs.

Tropical tree lizard

Tropical tree lizard

Urosaurus bicarinatus (Duméril, 1856)

Urosaurus bicarinatus, the tropical tree lizard, is an oviparous forest-dwelling lizard species endemic to Mexico.

Socorro Island Tree Lizard

Socorro Island Tree Lizard

Urosaurus auriculatus (Cope, 1871)

Urosaurus auriculatus, the Socorro Island tree lizard, is an oviparous lizard endemic to Mexico's Socorro Island.

Eastern Fence Lizard

Eastern Fence Lizard

Sceloporus undulatus (Bosc & Daudin, 1801)

Sceloporus undulatus, the eastern fence lizard, is a North American lizard with distinct sexual color differences and specific habitat preferences.

Rose-bellied Lizard

Rose-bellied Lizard

Sceloporus variabilis Wiegmann, 1834

Sceloporus variabilis is a small spiny lizard ranging from southern Texas to northern Costa Rica that is oviparous.

Crevice Swift

Crevice Swift

Sceloporus torquatus Wiegmann, 1828

Sceloporus torquatus, the crevice swift, is a phrynosomatid lizard found in central Mexico.

Striped Plateau Lizard

Striped Plateau Lizard

Sceloporus virgatus Smith, 1938

The striped plateau lizard (Sceloporus virgatus) is a small montane lizard found in the southwestern US and northern Mexico.

Florida Scrub Lizard

Florida Scrub Lizard

Sceloporus woodi Stejneger, 1918

Sceloporus woodi, the Florida scrub lizard, is a species declining due to habitat loss across fragmented Florida scrub ranges.

Baja California Spiny Lizard

Baja California Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus zosteromus Cope, 1863

Sceloporus zosteromus is a Phrynosomatidae lizard species endemic to Mexico.

Cope's Largescale Spiny Lizard

Cope's Largescale Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus utiformis Cope, 1864

Sceloporus utiformis, Cope's largescale spiny lizard, is a Phrynosomatidae lizard endemic to Mexico.

Teapen Rosebelly Lizard

Teapen Rosebelly Lizard

Sceloporus teapensis Günther, 1890

The Teapen rosebelly lizard (Sceloporus teapensis) is a phrynosomatid lizard native to Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize.

Guatemalan Emerald Spiny Lizard

Guatemalan Emerald Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus taeniocnemis Cope, 1885

Sceloporus taeniocnemis, the Guatemalan emerald spiny lizard, is a viviparous phrynosomatid lizard native to Guatemala and southeastern Mexico.

Dwarf Spiny Lizard

Dwarf Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus squamosus Bocourt, 1874

Sceloporus squamosus, the Mexican or dwarf spiny lizard, is a phrynosomatid lizard found in parts of Central America and Mexico.

Eastern Spiny Lizard

Eastern Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus spinosus Wiegmann, 1828

Sceloporus spinosus, the eastern spiny lizard, is a Phrynosomatidae lizard species endemic to Mexico.

Smith's Rosebelly Lizard

Smith's Rosebelly Lizard

Sceloporus smithi Hartweg & Oliver, 1937

Smith's rosebelly lizard (Sceloporus smithi) is a Phrynosomatidae lizard species endemic to Mexico.

Slevin’s Bunch Grass Lizard

Slevin’s Bunch Grass Lizard

Sceloporus slevini Smith, 1937

Sceloporus slevini is a small North American lizard species that lives in grassland and forest habitats and is oviparous.

Longtail Spiny Lizard

Longtail Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus siniferus Cope, 1870

Sceloporus siniferus, the longtail spiny lizard, is a Phrynosomatidae lizard species endemic to Mexico.

Yucatecan Blue Spiny Lizard

Yucatecan Blue Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus serrifer Cope, 1866

Sceloporus serrifer Cope 1866, the rough-scaled lizard, is a phrynosomatid lizard found from southern Texas to Guatemala and Belize.

Blue Spiny Lizard

Blue Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus cyanogenys Cope, 1885

Sceloporus cyanogenys is a phrynosomatid lizard found in Texas, US, and Mexico.

Boulder Spiny Lizard

Boulder Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus pyrocephalus Cope, 1864

Sceloporus pyrocephalus, the boulder or red-headed spiny lizard, is a Phrynosomatidae lizard endemic to Mexico.

Crevice Spiny Lizard

Crevice Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus poinsettii Baird & Girard, 1852

Sceloporus poinsettii, the crevice spiny lizard, is an ovoviviparous lizard native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico.

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