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Desert Spiny Lizard
Desert Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus magister
Reptilia
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
5-8 yrs
Size
Medium
Diet
Insectivore
Activity
Diurnal
Social
Solitary
Biome
Desert
Range
North America
Movement
Climbing
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Spines
Status
Common

About

The desert spiny lizard is one of the largest members of its genus, with large, pointed, keeled scales that flare into a spiny collar around the neck. Males flash vivid blue-black patches on the throat and belly during territorial and mating displays.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    hatchling
    A miniature reptile emerges from its egg already independent.
  2. 2.
    juvenile
    A juvenile sheds and grows, often duller-colored than adults.
  3. 3.
    adult
    Fully grown with adult size and coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Phrynosomatidae
Genus
Sceloporus
Species
Sceloporus magister