#Sceloporus

[herpsandbirds]

Minor Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus minor), male in full breeding colors, family Phrynosomatidae, Mexico

photograph by Sergio Terán-Natural

#sceloporus #spiny lizard #phrynosomatidae #lizard #reptile #herpetology #mexico #animals #nature

[markscherz]

check out this neat little guy i found in a park in northern california! he was iridescent, so cool!

Pretty sure this is a Sceloporus, which are just awesome lizards. Did you get a chance to see the belly? Because it can be just *stunning*.

[src]

#lizard #animals #Sceloporus #biology #hidden delights #nature #wildlife #the colouration is a measure of fitness of the males #there is SO much research on this #also the colour is enhanced in individuals that have malaria #for some reason #oh yeah lizards get malaria #I guess that might also be news to a lot of people #not Plasodium but a different genus #and tbh it is utterly bonkers #like there is one species of lizard that is host for two malaria species #but for the one species to infect #the other one has to infect it first #which is just silly #there was a brief moment where I thought my entire career would be lizard malaria #but a shitty potential supervisor who didn't give me the time of day shot down the idea completely #so I did my Bachelor's thesis on ratite birds instead #and here we are

[vulturecamera]

Western Fence Lizard

Kentucky 2023

#not birds #western fence lizard #sceloporus #2023 #photography #queuerlew

[myrachidh]

Western Fence Lizard ~ Sceloporus occidentalis ~ Lézard des palissades ~ Sonoma, California #Lizard #WesternFencLizard #Sceloporus #Sceloporusoccidentalis #Lézard #Lézarddespalissades #Sonoma #California #Reptiles #ReptilesofInstagram #wildlifephotography #wildlife ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/rachidh/albums (at Sonoma, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbF9DkkKZon/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#lizard #westernfenclizard #sceloporus #sceloporusoccidentalis #lézard #lézarddespalissades #sonoma #california #reptiles #reptilesofinstagram #wildlifephotography #wildlife

[fatchance]

The bodybuilder.

A stout desert spiny lizard (Sceloporus magister) performing his push up territorial display. At Tohono Chul, Tucson, Arizona.

#photographers on tumblr #desert spiny lizard #Sceloporus magister #territorial display #Tohono Chul #Tucson #Arizona

[birdstudies]

April 1, 2023 - Emerald Swift (Sceloporus malachiticus) These swifts are found in parts of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. They feed on insects, foraging in the early morning. Unlike many species in the same family, they are ovoviviparous, meaning their eggs hatch while inside the female and she gives birth to live young.

#emerald swift #sceloporus malachiticus #illustration #art #reptile #tropical

[crudlynaturephotos]

#nature video #western fence lizard #sceloporus occidentalis #lizards #reptiles #wildlife #temescal gateway park #pacific palisades #video

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Roadrunner: Meet the Real Bird Behind the Cartoon

A roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) perched on top of a mesquite, with a female spiny lizard (Sceloporus Spinosus) in it’s bill.

© Jorge Castro Urbiola/TNC Photo Contest 2021

#jorge castro urbiola #photographer #tnc photo contest 2021 #roadrunner #geococcyx californianus #bird photography #spiny lizard #sceloporus spinosus #nature

[michael-massa-micon]

Desert Spiny Lizard - May 2023 There are lizards all over the place here at Catalina State Park. They scurry across the paths as you approach and dive into the grass when you get too close. The little ones are extremely fast. Bigger ones, like this Desert Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus magister) which I saw on the Oro Valley Bike Trail, move a little slower. They are still usually out of sight by the time I can get a good image, but this particular one let met get close enough to zoom in for a pretty good image. MWM

#arizona #tucson az #oro valley az #catalina mountains #catalina state park #dessert spiny lizard #sceloporus magister

[apsciencebydan]

One endemic creature I'm always happy to see when I visit central Florida is the lovely Florida Scrub Lizard (Sceloporus woodi). That blue deserves to be on the state flag

#nature #animals #photography #science #Lizard #herpblr

[herpsandbirds]

Minor Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus minor), male in full breeding colors, family Phrynosomatidae, Tamaulipas, Mexico

photograph by William L. Farr 

#spiny lizard #sceloporus #phrynosomatidae #lizard #reptile #herpetology #animals #nature #mexico

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Lyme disease is a serious issue in North America, but there is an unsung hero keeping this illness at bay: the Western Fence Lizard. A protein in their blood eliminates the bacteria that enters their bodies, and by extension clears the tick of all disease!

(Image: A western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) with a western black-legged tick (Ixodes pacificus)attatched behind the ear by Jerry Kirkhart via Wikimedia)

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#western fence lizard #Squamata #Phrynosomatidae #spiny lizards #lizards #squamates #reptiles #uncharismatic facts

[autistrix]

[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8292239] Horrible Spiny Lizard || Sceloporus horridus Observed in Mexico Least Concern in location of observation

#herpetology #reptile #lizard #nature #wildlife #photography #earth beast #who cooks for queue? who cooks for queue all?

[syngoniums]

This Texas spiny lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) has been excavating nest holes in the berm around one of the trees at my parents' place.

#texas natives #wildlife #plantblr #herpblr

[fatchance]

Found on a suitcase in my storage locker this morning. Like me, I guess he’s got an urge to travel. 

Clark’s spiny lizard (Sceloporus clarkii) in Sierra Vista, Arizona. Once the weather warms up he’ll relocate to the trees, and start showing some turquoise and sapphire colors for mating season. You can see examples of their colorful scales here. 

#photographers on tumblr #Clark's spiny lizard #Sceloporus clarkii #reptile #luggage #Sierra Vista #Arizona #phone photo

[ronthafrog]

praire lizard (Sceloporus consobrinus)

their blue bellys are so cool!!! these were everywhere when i visited tablerock lake in MO

#conservation #nature #biology #wildlife #wildlife photography #herping #herpetology #lizards #praire lizard