Crevice Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus poinsettii

• Order: Squamata
• Family: Phrynosomatidae
• Species: Sceloporus poinsettii (skel-LOP-por-us poin-SET-ee-eye)
• Common English Names: Crevice Spiny Lizard
• Common Spanish Names: Lagartija Espinosa de Barrada

Male Sceloporus poinsettii. Photographer: Dr. Carl S. Lieb. Indio Mountains, Hudspeth Co., TX. 29 May 1987.

Last Update: 12 Jul 2009