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Desert Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus magister

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Arizona.January 655, February 598, March 792, April 1,052, May 961, June 470, July 580, August 788, September 520, October 493, November 508, December 571.
United States16,170
Arizona7,989
California4,856
Nevada1,377
Utah1,071
Texas628
New Mexico226
Colorado22
Hawaii1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderSnakes and Lizards · Squamata
FamilyPhrynosomatid Lizards · Phrynosomatidae
GenusSpiny Lizards · Sceloporus

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Remember the name next time.

Practise Desert Spiny Lizard with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.