Phrynosomatidae

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Pygmy Spiny Lizard

Pygmy Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus parvus Smith, 1934

Sceloporus parvus (bluebelly lizard) is a phrynosomatid lizard species endemic to Mexico.

Palacios' Bunchgrass Lizard

Palacios' Bunchgrass Lizard

Sceloporus palaciosi Lara-Gongora, 1983

Palacios's bunchgrass lizard (Sceloporus palaciosi) is a phrynosomatid lizard species endemic to Mexico.

Granite Spiny Lizard

Granite Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus orcutti Stejneger, 1893

Sceloporus orcutti, the granite spiny lizard, is an oviparous lizard native to southwestern North America that lives in rocky habitats.

Ornate Spiny Lizard

Ornate Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus ornatus Baird, 1859

Sceloporus ornatus, the ornate spiny lizard, is a Phrynosomatidae lizard native to north-central Mexico.

Texas Spiny Lizard

Texas Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus olivaceus Smith, 1934

The Texas spiny lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) is a climbing lizard with spiny scales that breeds through summer and lays multiple egg clutches yearly.

Western Fence Lizard

Western Fence Lizard

Sceloporus occidentalis Baird & Girard, 1852

Sceloporus occidentalis, the western fence lizard, is a North American lizard identifiable by its bright blue belly.

Nelson's Spiny Lizard

Nelson's Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus nelsoni Cochran, 1923

Sceloporus nelsoni, Nelson's spiny lizard, is an endemic oviparous lizard species of western Mexico with two recognized subspecies.

Canyon Lizard

Canyon Lizard

Sceloporus merriami Stejneger, 1904

Sceloporus merriami, the canyon lizard, is an oviparous rock-dwelling desert lizard found in southern US and northern Mexico.

Black-nosed Lizard

Black-nosed Lizard

Sceloporus melanorhinus Bocourt, 1876

Sceloporus melanorhinus is a Phrynosomatidae lizard found in Mexico and Guatemala, with several common names.

Dull Cursorial Spiny Lizard

Dull Cursorial Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus megalepidurus Smith, 1934

Sceloporus megalepidurus is a Phrynosomatidae lizard species endemic to Mexico, with multiple common names.

Lundell's Spiny Lizard

Lundell's Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus lundelli Smith, 1939

Sceloporus lundelli is a lizard species found in parts of Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala, with an uncertain reproductive mode.

Cape Arboreal Spiny Lizard

Cape Arboreal Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus licki Van Denburgh, 1895

Sceloporus licki is an oviparous lizard species native to Baja California Sur, Mexico, that lives in forests and shrublands.

Yarrow's Spiny Lizard

Yarrow's Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus jarrovii Cope, 1875

Sceloporus jarrovii Cope, 1875 is a viviparous lizard found in the southwestern U.S. and northern and central Mexico.

Noble Spiny Lizard

Noble Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus oberon Smith & Brown, 1941

Sceloporus oberon (Oberon spiny lizard) is a Phrynosomatidae lizard species endemic to Mexico.

Hunsaker's Spiny Lizard

Hunsaker's Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus hunsakeri Hall & Smith, 1979

Hunsaker's spiny lizard, Sceloporus hunsakeri, is an oviparous phrynosomatid lizard endemic to Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Horrible Spiny Lizard

Horrible Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus horridus Wiegmann, 1834

Sceloporus horridus is an endemic Mexican phrynosomatid lizard known by several common names.

Graphic Spiny Lizard

Graphic Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus grammicus Wiegmann, 1828

Sceloporus grammicus is a small viviparous lizard native to the southern US and Mexico, with distinct sexual dimorphism.

Gadow's Spiny Lizard

Gadow's Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus gadoviae Boulenger, 1905

Sceloporus gadoviae is a moderate-sized oviparous lizard found in rocky habitats across several central-southern Mexican states.

Mexican Emerald Spiny Lizard

Mexican Emerald Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus formosus Wiegmann, 1834

The Mexican emerald spiny lizard (Sceloporus formosus) is a phrynosomatid lizard endemic to Mexico.

Duges' Spiny Lizard

Duges' Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus dugesii Bocourt, 1874

Dugès' spiny lizard (Sceloporus dugesii) is an endemic ovoviviparous lizard of western Mexico, living in rocky forest and shrubland habitats.

Cozumel Spiny Lizard

Cozumel Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus cozumelae Jones, 1927

The Cozumel spiny lizard (Sceloporus cozumelae) is a phrynosomatid lizard endemic to coastal Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula and nearby islands.

Clark's Spiny Lizard

Clark's Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus clarkii Baird & Girard, 1852

Clark's spiny lizard (Sceloporus clarkii) is a phrynosomatid lizard found in the southwestern US and Mexico.

Buller's Spiny Lizard

Buller's Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus bulleri Boulenger, 1895

Buller's spiny lizard (Sceloporus bulleri) is a phrynosomatid lizard species endemic to Mexico.

Trans Volcanic Bunchgrass Lizard

Trans Volcanic Bunchgrass Lizard

Sceloporus bicanthalis Smith, 1937

Sceloporus bicanthalis is a small viviparous lizard native to high elevation grassland habitats in Mexico.

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