Classification
Within iNaturalist.org

All Names

  • Spanish
    • lagartija espinosa del noreste
  • Scientific names
    • Sceloporus olivaceus
    • Sceloporus floridanus
    • Sceloporus spinosus floridanus
    • Sceloporus thayerii
  • English
    • Texas Spiny Lizard

Guide Colors

 

Extras

Taxonomic changes »

Taxon schemes »

Make taxonomic Flickr tags for this taxon »

Flickr invite link »

Wikipedia taxobox »

Tree Browser »

Search descendant taxa »

Embed a widget for this taxon on your website »

Recent observations

Photos

Square

What

Texas Spiny Lizard Sceloporus olivaceus

Observer

rodent-frugality

Date

May 10, 2013 03:01 PM CDT

Description

Very gravid looking female basking under a yucca.

Photos

8732172081_aa086f3c2b_s

What

Texas Spiny Lizard Sceloporus olivaceus

Observer

steven_bach

Date

May 12, 2013 01:11 PM CDT

Photos

Observer

artmur

Date

May 11, 2013

Photos

Square

What

Texas Spiny Lizard Sceloporus olivaceus

Observer

andygluesenkamp

Date

May 9, 2013 12:52 PM CDT

Description

Hanging out by the deck.

Photos

What

Texas Spiny Lizard Sceloporus olivaceus

Observer

markpyle

Date

May 8, 2013 12:54 PM CDT

Photos

Square

Observer

kaetlynelizabeth

Date

Apr 20, 2013 10:00 AM CDT

Description

This is Eric's backyard lizard friend. I was not able to catch it to measure, but it was very cute sitting on the rocks, sunning itself and looking for bugs near the compost.

Photos

Square

What

Texas Spiny Lizard Sceloporus olivaceus

Observer

ericleon

Date

May 3, 2013 05:13 PM CDT

Description

Found under some sheet metal but then bolted to some over growth. Another Sceloporus olivaceous was seen in the tin. It was much smaller. Temp in the low 70's but the previous night has lows In the bottom 40's. the day was sunny but windy and cool.

Photos

What

Texas Spiny Lizard Sceloporus olivaceus

Observer

omaralbertolopez

Date

Mar 12, 2013

Description

Found on the trunk of a tree that was surrounded by thorny bushes and was near a wood pile.

Photos

Square

Observer

jmweidler

Date

Apr 27, 2013

Place

Muse WMA (Google, OSM)

Photos

Square

Observer

jmweidler

Date

Apr 27, 2013

Place

Muse WMA (Google, OSM)

Photos

Square

What

Texas Spiny Lizard Sceloporus olivaceus

Observer

jacobkalsnes

Date

Apr 28, 2013 09:26 AM CDT

Photos

Square

Observer

ahumber

Date

Apr 19, 2013 07:36 PM CDT

Description

This sceloporus was underneath a rock eating some bugs. A narrow mouth toad (gastrophryne olivacea) was underneath the same rock eating ants.

View all observations

Description from Wikipedia

The Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) is a species of phrynosomatid lizard native to the south central United States, in the states of Texas and Oklahoma, and northeastern Mexico in the states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, and San Luis Potosí. They are quite common throughout their range.

Logo-eee-15px

Conservation Summary

    Source: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/spatial-data. Downloaded March 2011.