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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 ...
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]
Crevice spiny lizard (Sceloporus poinsettii) photographed in-situ, Mason County, Texas, USA (9 May 2014). Crevice spiny lizards are typically shy and nervous, fleeing up a rock face or into a crevice if approached. They prefer semi-arid habitats, often of limestone rock, where there are numerous holes and easily accessible cracks.
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.
Sceloporus cyanogenys, the bluechinned roughscaled lizard or blue spiny lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. [1] It is found in Texas in the United States and Mexico . [ 1 ]
Like many other lizards, including the frilled lizard and basilisk, the collared lizard can run on its hind legs, and is a relatively fast sprinter. Record speeds have been around 16 miles per hour (26 km/h), much slower than the world record for lizards (21.5 mph or 34.6 km/h) attained by the larger-bodied Costa Rican spiny-tailed iguana ...
The granite spiny lizard (Sceloporus orcutti) is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. [1] [2] Etymology.
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