Southwestern Fence Lizard

Sceloporus cowlesi

The Southwestern Fence Lizard is a small, spiky lizard that loves to bask in the sun. With its bright colors and fast movements, it can be a fun friend to spot in the wild!

Hábitat: Desert

Aspecto

The Southwestern Fence Lizard is typically gray to brownish, often marked with darker spots or wavy crossbands. It has distinctly keeled, spiny scales giving it a rough texture. Males display bright blue patches on their throat and belly, especially during breeding season.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloChordataClaseSquamataOrdenLacertiliaFamiliaPhrynosomatidaeGéneroSceloporus

Southwestern Fence Lizard

Categoría

Reptiles

Rareza

Common

Peligro

1/5 · Muy bajo

Snaps

¡Sé la primera persona en hacer un snap!

Datos interesantes

If a predator grabs its tail, this lizard can simply snap it off!

Males do speedy push-ups to impress females and warn other lizards!

These lizards love sunbathing to get energy for their daily adventures!

They are like tiny pest control experts, eating many garden insects!

Habilidades especiales

Southwestern Fence Lizard can drop its tail if caught, because it helps them escape from predators.

Southwestern Fence Lizard can subtly change its skin color, because it helps them blend in with their surroundings.

Southwestern Fence Lizard has strong claws and feet that helps them climb vertical surfaces with ease.

Southwestern Fence Lizard can find sunny spots to warm its body, because it helps them stay active and hunt.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 10-18 cm
Peso: 0.005-0.015 kg
Esperanza de vida: 2-5 años
Top Speed: 10 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 2-10
Incubación: 45-60 días

Dieta y alimentación

These lizards are tiny hunters, munching on small bugs and spiders that cross their path.

Alimentos principales

ants
beetles
crickets
grasshoppers
spiders
flies

Método de búsqueda

Ambush

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Gopher Snake

Pituophis catenifer

A common snake predator in their habitat.

eaten by

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

These birds of prey hunt lizards from above.

eats

Silky Ant

Formica fusca

A common insect prey species for the lizard.

Rasgos

Camuflado

El camuflaje describe a los organismos que poseen colores o patrones que les permiten mezclarse con su entorno.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Insectívoro

Este rasgo identifica a los organismos cuya dieta consiste principalmente en insectos y otros pequeños invertebrados.

Desierto

Los hábitats desérticos son regiones áridas caracterizadas por precipitaciones extremadamente bajas y, a menudo, temperaturas extremas, que albergan una flora y fauna especializadas.