#spiny lizard

[herpsandbirds]

Desert Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus m. magister), male in breeding colors, family Phrynosomatidae, Arizona, USA

photograph by Mark Koster

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[northerlyy]

Eastern Fence Lizards (Sceloporus undulatus), taken May 19, 2026, in Georgia, US

Another handful of fence lizards living the reptilian dream on the warm rock (and wood) outcroppings of a mountaintop! Many of these guys were mid-bask, laid out with their eyes closed and relaxing, so they were far more amicable to getting their picture taken than ones I stumbled upon skittering in the grass. The latter were already energized by the sun and ready to disappear into the nearest small gap. I like how alert lizards look in photos, but, for more pictures of lizards total, I prefer the sleepy ones!

[ratbugs]

our park ranger at the campsite today

[lizardsonfences]

Fence creature

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Roadrunner: Meet the Real Bird Behind the Cartoon

A roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) perched on top of a mesquite, with a female spiny lizard (Sceloporus Spinosus) in it’s bill.

© Jorge Castro Urbiola/TNC Photo Contest 2021

[dreadkarkadann]

Lizards from Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum-- Chuckwalla, probably Desert Spiny LIzard, and possibly a Whiptail?

[ketrinadrawsalot]

Lizards of California #18: The Yellow-Backed Spiny Lizard is a native of the Mojave and Great Basin deserts. Ambushing is its preferred hunting method, but sometimes it will forage for food. It mainly eats insects, occasionally rounding out its diet with smaller lizards, baby birds, flowers and berries.