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Sceloporus anahuacus Lara-Gongora, 1983

Sceloporus anahuacus Lara-Gongora, 1983

Sceloporus anahuacus Lara-Gongora, 1983

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

Sceloporus arenicolus Degenhardt & Jones, 1972

Sceloporus arenicolus Degenhardt & Jones, 1972

Sceloporus arenicolus Degenhardt & Jones, 1972

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

Sceloporus aeneus Wiegmann, 1828

Sceloporus aeneus Wiegmann, 1828

Sceloporus aeneus Wiegmann, 1828

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

Sceloporus grandaevus (Dickerson, 1919)

Sceloporus grandaevus (Dickerson, 1919)

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.

Sceloporus graciosus Baird & Girard, 1852

Sceloporus graciosus Baird & Girard, 1852

Sceloporus graciosus Baird & Girard, 1852

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

Sceloporus chrysostictus Cope, 1866

Sceloporus chrysostictus Cope, 1866

Sceloporus chrysostictus Cope, 1866

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

Sceloporus minor Cope, 1885

Sceloporus minor Cope, 1885

Sceloporus minor Cope, 1885

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

Sceloporus mucronatus Cope, 1885

Sceloporus mucronatus Cope, 1885

Sceloporus mucronatus Cope, 1885

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

Sceloporus scalaris Wiegmann, 1828

Sceloporus scalaris Wiegmann, 1828

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.

Sceloporus smaragdinus Bocourt, 1873

Sceloporus smaragdinus Bocourt, 1873

Sceloporus smaragdinus Bocourt, 1873

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

Sceloporus aureolus Smith, 1942

Sceloporus aureolus Smith, 1942

Sceloporus aureolus Smith, 1942

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

Sceloporus cowlesi Lowe & Norris, 1956

Sceloporus cowlesi Lowe & Norris, 1956

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.

Sceloporus tristichus Cope, 1875

Sceloporus tristichus Cope, 1875

Sceloporus tristichus Cope, 1875

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

Sceloporus malachiticus Cope, 1864

Sceloporus malachiticus Cope, 1864

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.

Sceloporus consobrinus Baird & Girard, 1854

Sceloporus consobrinus Baird & Girard, 1854

Sceloporus consobrinus Baird & Girard, 1854

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

Sceloporus couchii Baird, 1859

Sceloporus couchii Baird, 1859

Sceloporus couchii Baird, 1859

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

Sceloporus bimaculosus Phelan & Brattstrom, 1955

Sceloporus bimaculosus Phelan & Brattstrom, 1955

Sceloporus bimaculosus Phelan & Brattstrom, 1955

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

Sceloporus uniformis Phelan & Brattstrom, 1955

Sceloporus uniformis Phelan & Brattstrom, 1955

Sceloporus uniformis Phelan & Brattstrom, 1955

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

Sceloporus magister Hallowell, 1854

Sceloporus magister Hallowell, 1854

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.

Sceloporus albiventris Smith, 1939

Sceloporus albiventris Smith, 1939

Sceloporus albiventris Smith, 1939

The white-bellied rough lizard (Sceloporus albiventris) is a Phrynosomatidae lizard endemic to Mexico.

Sceloporus edbelli Smith, Chiszar & Lemos-Espinal, 2003

Sceloporus edbelli Smith, Chiszar & Lemos-Espinal, 2003

Sceloporus edbelli Smith, Chiszar & Lemos-Espinal, 2003

Bell's spiny lizard (Sceloporus edbelli) is a Phrynosomatidae lizard species endemic to Mexico.

Sceloporus hondurensis Mccranie, 2018

Sceloporus hondurensis Mccranie, 2018

Sceloporus hondurensis Mccranie, 2018

The Honduran spiny lizard (Sceloporus hondurensis) is a phrynosomatid lizard endemic to Honduras.

Sceloporus subniger Poglayen & Smith, 1958

Sceloporus subniger Poglayen & Smith, 1958

Sceloporus subniger Poglayen & Smith, 1958

Sceloporus subniger is a phrynosomatid lizard species endemic to Mexico.

Petrosaurus thalassinus (Cope, 1863)

Petrosaurus thalassinus (Cope, 1863)

Petrosaurus thalassinus (Cope, 1863)

Petrosaurus thalassinus is a 45 cm lizard native to Baja California Sur that lives in rocky, vegetated areas.

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