| Sceloporus omiltemanus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Phrynosomatidae |
| Genus: | Sceloporus |
| Species: | S. omiltemanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sceloporus omiltemanus Günther, 1890 | |
Sceloporus omiltemanus, the southern cleft spiny lizard or southern cleft lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. [1] It is endemic to Mexico. [1]
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. The greatest diversity is found in Mexico. 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.
The western fence lizard is a common lizard of Arizona, New Mexico, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Northern Mexico, and the surrounding area. As the ventral abdomen of an adult is characteristically blue, it is also known as the blue-belly.
The eastern fence lizard 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 referred to as the prairie lizard, fence swift, gray lizard, gravid lizard, northern fence lizard or pine lizard. It is also referred to colloquially as the horn-billed lizard. One of its most notable behaviors is that of its escape behavior when encountering fire ants.
The granite spiny lizard is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.
The sagebrush lizard, or sagebrush swift, is a common species of phrynosomatid lizard found at mid to high altitudes in the western United States of America. It belongs to the genus Sceloporus in the Phrynosomatidae family of reptiles. Named after the sagebrush plants near which it is commonly found, the sagebrush lizard has keeled and spiny scales running along its dorsal surface.
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 serrifer, the rough-scaled lizard or Yucatecan rough-scaled lizard, is a species of phrynosomatid lizard.
Sceloporus aurantius, the southern occidental bunchgrass lizard, is a species of phrynosomatid lizard native to Mexico. It was discovered by University of Washington biologists in May 2014 upon isolating gene pools from those of Sceloporus brownorum.
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.
Sceloporus aeneus, the southern bunchgrass lizard or black-bellied bunchgrass lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is endemic to Mexico.
Sceloporus aureolus, the eastern cleft spiny lizard or southern crevice spiny lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is endemic to Mexico.
Sceloporus consobrinus, the southern prairie lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is found in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Kansas, Colorado, and Nebraska in the United States.
Sceloporus heterolepis, the dorsalkeel spiny lizard or southern odd-scaled lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is endemic to Mexico.
Sceloporus horridus, the horrible spiny lizard, rough lizard, or southern rough lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is endemic to Mexico.
Sceloporus insignis, the Michoacán blackcollar lizard or Coalcoman black-collared lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is endemic to Mexico, where it is found in the western Sierra Madre del Sur and adjacent valleys of southern Jalisco, northern Colima, to western Michoacán, between 800 and 2,400 meters elevation.
Sceloporus melanorhinus, the pastel tree lizard, black-nosed lizard, or southern black-nosed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is found in Mexico and Guatemala.
Sceloporus mucronatus, the cleft lizard or central cleft lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is endemic to Mexico.
Sceloporus nelsoni, Nelson's spiny lizard or southern Nelson's lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is endemic to Mexico.
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