Family

Phrynosomatidae

102 species · Animals

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Anahuacan Bunchgrass Lizard

Sceloporus anahuacus Lara-Gongora, 1983

Sceloporus anahuacus is a phrynosomatid lizard species endemic to Mexico with two common names.

Dunes Sagebrush Lizard

Sceloporus arenicolus Degenhardt & Jones, 1972

Sceloporus arenicolus is an insectivorous spiny lizard restricted to shinnery oak sand dune systems of the US Southwest.

Black-bellied Bunchgrass Lizard

Sceloporus aeneus Wiegmann, 1828

Sceloporus aeneus, the southern or black-bellied bunchgrass lizard, is a Phrynosomatidae lizard endemic to Mexico.

Cerralvo Island Sator

Sceloporus grandaevus (Dickerson, 1919)

Sceloporus grandaevus, the Cerralvo Island sator, is an endemic lizard species from Mexico's Cerralvo Island growing up to 3.2 inches long.

Common Sagebrush Lizard

Sceloporus graciosus Baird & Girard, 1852

Sceloporus graciosus (sagebrush lizard) is a common small lizard native to the western United States.

Yellow-spotted Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus chrysostictus Cope, 1866

Sceloporus chrysostictus, the yellow-spotted/Yucatán spiny lizard, is a phrynosomatid lizard found in Yucatán Peninsula, Guatemala, and northern Belize.

Minor Lizard

Sceloporus minor Cope, 1885

Sceloporus minor, the minor or red minor lizard, is a Phrynosomatidae lizard species endemic to Mexico.

Central Cleft Lizard

Sceloporus mucronatus Cope, 1885

Sceloporus mucronatus, the cleft lizard, is a Phrynosomatidae lizard species endemic to Mexico.

Bunch Grass Lizard

Sceloporus scalaris Wiegmann, 1828

Sceloporus scalaris, the bunch grass lizard, is an ovoviviparous lizard found in high elevation grasslands of Mexico and the southern US.

Bocourt’s Emerald Lizard

Sceloporus smaragdinus Bocourt, 1873

Bocourt's emerald lizard (Sceloporus smaragdinus) is a phrynosomatid lizard found in Mexico and Guatemala.

Southern Crevice Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus aureolus Smith, 1942

Sceloporus aureolus is a Phrynosomatidae lizard species that is endemic to Mexico.

Southwestern Fence Lizard

Sceloporus cowlesi Lowe & Norris, 1956

Sceloporus cowlesi, the southwestern fence lizard, is a spiny iguanid lizard native to the Chihuahuan Desert of the US and Mexico.

Plateau Fence Lizard

Sceloporus tristichus Cope, 1875

Sceloporus tristichus, the plateau fence lizard, is a small, blue-patched lizard found across the southwestern United States.

Emerald Swift

Sceloporus malachiticus Cope, 1864

Sceloporus malachiticus, the emerald swift, is a bright green keeled-scaled lizard found across Central America from southern Mexico to Panama.

Prairie Lizard

Sceloporus consobrinus Baird & Girard, 1854

Sceloporus consobrinus, the prairie lizard, is a Phrynosomatidae lizard found across multiple central-southern US states.

Couch's Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus couchii Baird, 1859

Couch's spiny lizard (Sceloporus couchii) is a phrynosomatid lizard species endemic to Mexico.

Twin-spotted Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus bimaculosus Phelan & Brattstrom, 1955

The twin-spotted spiny lizard (Sceloporus bimaculosus) is a phrynosomatid lizard found in the southwestern US and Mexico.

Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus uniformis Phelan & Brattstrom, 1955

Sceloporus uniformis is a large robust lizard endemic to desert regions of the western United States.

Desert Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus magister Hallowell, 1854

Sceloporus magister, the desert spiny lizard, is a North American phrynosomatid lizard found across arid regions of the southwestern US and northern Mexico.