Reptiles › Phrynosomatid Lizards
Granite Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus orcutti
24 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Western Fence LizardSceloporus occidentalis
Desert Spiny LizardSceloporus magister
Common Side-blotched LizardUta stansburiana
Banded Rock LizardPetrosaurus mearnsi
Southern Sagebrush LizardSceloporus vandenburgianus
Common ChuckwallaSauromalus ater
Crevice SwiftSceloporus torquatus
Baja California Spiny LizardSceloporus zosteromus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| California | 6,294 |
|---|---|
| United States | 5,557 |
| Mexico | 275 |
| Baja California | 238 |
| Baja California Sur | 37 |
| Arizona | 3 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Reptiles · Reptilia |
| Order | Snakes and Lizards · Squamata |
| Family | Phrynosomatid Lizards · Phrynosomatidae |
| Genus | Spiny Lizards · Sceloporus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Granite Spiny Lizard with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.