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The Texas spiny lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) is a species of phrynosomatid lizard native to the south central United States, in the states of Texas, Arizona and Oklahoma, and northeastern Mexico in the states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, and San Luis Potosí. They are quite common throughout their range, where they can be found in ...
This list of reptiles of Texas includes the snakes, lizards, crocodilians, and turtles native to the U.S. state of Texas.. Texas has a large range of habitats, from swamps, coastal marshes and pine forests in the east, rocky hills and limestone karst in the center, desert in the south and west, mountains in the far west, and grassland prairie in the north.
The eastern fence lizard (Sceloporus undulatus) is a medium-sized species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. [3] The species is found along forest edges, rock piles, and rotting logs or stumps in the eastern United States .
Feb. 5—A lizard species once feared to be vanishingly scarce is now known to have several thriving populations across its historical range in the Edwards Plateau region of Central and West Texas ...
The western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) is a species of lizard native to Arizona, New Mexico, and California, as well as Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Northern Mexico. The species is widely found in its native range and is considered common, often being seen in yards, or as the name implies, on fences.
A Fence lizard can be any of several species of spiny lizard (genus Sceloporus), especially: The eastern fence lizard or northern fence lizard, Sceloporus undulatus; The western fence lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis; Note that there are many other species in the Spiny Lizard genus, Sceloporus
Federal wildlife officials declared a rare lizard in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas an endangered species Friday, citing future energy development, sand mining and climate change as the ...
A yellow-backed spiny lizard, Sceloporus uniformis. Spiny lizards is a common name for the genus Sceloporus in the family Phrynosomatidae.The genus is endemic to North America, with various species ranging from New York, to Washington, and one occurring as far south as northern Panama. [1]