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Sceloporus

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The list of species of Sceloporus genus

Spiny lizards is a common name for the genus Sceloporus in the family Phrynosomatidae. The genus is endemic to North America and Central America. This genus includes some of the most commonly seen lizards in the United States. Other common names for lizards in this genus include fence lizards, scaly lizards, bunchgrass lizards, and swifts.

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Western Fence Lizard

Sceloporus occidentalis

The Western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) is a common lizard found in the western United States and northwestern Mexico. As the ventral abdomen of an adult is characteristically blue, it is also known as the blue-belly.

Eastern Fence Lizard

Sceloporus undulatus

The eastern fence lizard (Sceloporus undulatus ) is a medium-sized species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is found along forest edges, rock piles, and rotting logs or stumps in the eastern United States. It is sometimes...

Texas Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus olivaceus

The Texas spiny lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) is a species of phrynosomatid lizard native to the south-central United States. They are quite common throughout their range, where they are frequently spotted in trees or on fences.

Desert Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus magister

Sceloporus magister, also known as the desert spiny lizard, is a lizard species of the family Phrynosomatidae, native to the Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert of North America.

Sagebrush Lizard

Sceloporus graciosus

The Sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus graciosus ) is a spiny lizard foind in the United States of America. Named after the sagebrush plants near which it is commonly found, this lizard has keeled and spiny scales running along its dorsal surface.

Florida scrub lizard

Sceloporus woodi

The Florida scrub lizard (Sceloporus woodi) is a species of lizard native to Florida, the United States. The part of its scientific name, woodi, is in honor of taxidermist Nelson R. Wood of the Smithsonian Institution who collected the holotype.

Sceloporus malachiticus

Sceloporus malachiticus, the emerald swift or green spiny lizard, is a species of small lizard in the Phrynosomatidae family, native to Central America.

Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii

Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii, commonly known as the Coast Range fence lizard, is a subspecies of Sceloporus occidentalis, the Western fence lizard.

Sceloporus poinsettii

Sceloporus poinsettii, the crevice spiny lizard, is a species of small, phrynosomatid lizard.

Sceloporus uniformis

Sceloporus uniformis, also known as the yellow-backed spiny lizard, is a reptile of the family Phrynosomatidae. It is native to the Mojave and Great Basin deserts. Until recently, it was considered to be a subspecies of Sceloporus magister.

Granite spiny lizard

Sceloporus orcutti

The granite spiny lizard (Sceloporus orcutti) is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.

Sceloporus arenicolus

The dunes sagebrush lizard, Sceloporus arenicolus, (formerly known as the sand dune lizard and the dunes-sagebrush lizard, Sceloporus graciosus arenicolus, a subspecies of sagebrush lizard), is an insectivorous spiny lizard species which only occurs...

Sceloporus variabilis

Sceloporus variabilis, commonly known as the rosebelly lizard, is a species of lizard, which is endemic to Mexico.

Sceloporus occidentalis longipes

Sceloporus occidentalis longipes is a subspecies of the western fence lizard, commonly called the Great Basin fence lizard. Several subspecies of the western fence lizard, a species of phrynosomatid lizard, are found in the far western part of North...

Sceloporus jarrovii

Sceloporus jarrovii, also known commonly as Yarrow's spiny lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. There are two recognized subspecies.

Sceloporus serrifer

Sceloporus serrifer, the rough-scaled lizard or Yucatecan rough-scaled lizard, is a species of phrynosomatid lizard.

Sceloporus grammicus

Sceloporus grammicus is a species of lizard from Mexico and the southern United States. It is sometimes referred to as the mesquite lizard or graphic spiny lizard.

Sceloporus occidentalis becki

Sceloporus becki, also known as the island fence lizard, is an endemic lizard to the Channel Islands of California.

Sceloporus occidentalis occidentalis

Sceloporus occidentalis occidentalis is a subspecies of the western fence lizard. The common name for this taxon is the northwestern fence lizard. This lizard occurs in the state of Washington in the United States.

Southwestern fence lizard

Sceloporus cowlesi

The southwestern fence lizard (Sceloporus cowlesi), also known as Cowles' prairie lizard, the White Sands prairie lizard or the White Sands swift, is species of spiny lizard in the family Iguanidae. The species is native to the Chihuahuan Desert of...

Sceloporus occidentalis taylori

Sceloporus occidentalis taylori is a subspecies of the western fence lizard, commonly called the Sierra fence lizard. Several subspecies of the western fence lizard, a species of phrynosomatid lizard, are found in the far western part of North...

Sceloporus occidentalis biseriatus

Sceloporus occidentalis biseriatus is a subspecies of the western fence lizard. The common name of S.o. biseriatus is the San Joaquin fence lizard. There are several subspecies of the western fence lizard, all of which are found in the far western...

Sceloporus merriami

Sceloporus merriami, commonly known as the canyon lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is native to the south-western United States and northern Mexico.

Sceloporus bicanthalis

Sceloporus bicanthalis, the trans volcanic bunchgrass lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae, first described by Hobart Muir Smith as a subspecies of Sceloporus aeneus in 1937. It is endemic to Mexico. It was classified by the...

Sceloporus chrysostictus

Sceloporus chrysostictus, the yellow-spotted spiny lizard or Yucatán spiny lizard, is a species of phrynosomatid lizard.

Sceloporus scalaris

Sceloporus scalaris, the light-bellied bunch grass lizard, is a species of small, phrynosomatid lizard.

Sceloporus merriami longipunctatus

Sceloporus merriami longipunctatus, commonly known as the Presidio canyon lizard, is a subspecies of the canyon lizard, and is endemic to southwestern Texas and northeastern Mexico. It is unknown if it interbreeds with the other subspecies of canyon...

Sceloporus merriami annulatus

Sceloporus merriami annulatus, commonly known as the Big Bend canyon lizard, is a subspecies of the canyon lizard, and is endemic to southwestern Texas and adjacent northeastern Mexico.

Sceloporus grandaevus

Sceloporus grandaevus, often called the Cerralvo Island sator, is a species of lizard that can grow up to 3.2 inches in length. It is found in Mexico, and is endemic to the Cerralvo Island in the Gulf of California.

Slevin's bunchgrass lizard

Sceloporus slevini

Slevin's bunchgrass lizard (Sceloporus slevini) is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is indigenous to the southwestern United States and adjacent northern Mexico.