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Southern Prairie Lizard
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- Order: Squamata (scaled reptiles)
- Suborder: Lacertilia (=Sauria) (lizards)
- Family: Iguanidae (iguanid lizards)
- Subfamily: Phrynosomatinae (spiny and horned
lizards)
- Genus: Sceloporus (fence and spiny
lizards)
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| Also known as: (all undulatus)
eastern fence lizard, fence swift |
Scientific Name: Sceloporus
undulatus consobrinus Baird & Girard, 1854 |
| Habitat: A variety of
environments, from arid regions to woodland. Often seen near
brush piles and fences. |
Skelos="leg," porus="pore"
(referring to femoral pores on the legs), undulatus=
"wavelike pattern" (dorsal pattern), consobrinus="first
cousin" (relationship to other S. undulatus?)
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| Length: Up to 7.5 inches. |
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| Food: Insects,
arachnids, snails, millipedes. |
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I can't remember the specific locale where this
video still was taken; we saw these lizards in just about every
National Park we visited in New Mexico. These lizards are
fairly abundant wherever they are found.
Recent research indicates Sceloporus
lizards may have an agent in their blood rendering them immune to
Lyme disease. |
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| The range map here indicates the
range of the entire species, Eastern Fence Lizard (Sceloporus
undulatus), not just this subspecies (there are 8 subspecies
in the US!). |
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