Family Phrynosomatidae
- Description:
- 2¼" to 3½" snout-vent length; to 7¼" overall. Color mottled brown to grayish, frequently with two lighter stripes down back (markings vary regionally). Medium-sized keeled scales on back.
- Elevation Range:
- Up to 9200'.
- Subspecies in Colorado:
- Sceloporus undulatus garmani on northeastern and far eastern plains;
Sceloporus undulatus erythrocheilus through central mountains;
Sceloporus undulatus elongatus in western Colorado;
Sceloporus undulatus tristichus in and around Archuleta County in southwestern Colorado.
This species is commonly refered to as the Prairie lizard or Plateau lizard.
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Photo from Hammerson, 1986. Used with permission.
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