Sagebrush Lizard
Sceloporus graciosus
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 7,660
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The sagebrush lizard or sagebrush swift (Sceloporus graciosus) is a common species of phrynosomatid lizard found at mid to high altitudes in the western United States. It belongs to the genus Sceloporus (spiny lizards) in the Phrynosomatidae family of reptiles. Named after the sagebrush plants near which it is commonly found, the sagebrush lizard has keeled and spiny scales running along its dorsal surface.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Sagebrush lizard”.