 |
Abbreviation Legend
- (CE) - Criticially Endangered
- (CI) - Critically Imperiled
- (E) - Endangered
- (I) - Introduced
- (IM) - Imperiled
- (NT) - Near Threatened
- (T) - Threatened
- (V) - Vulnerable
- (**) - Recent Classification Change
|
|
 |
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
Home »» Lizards »» Phrynosomatidae (North American Spiny Lizards) Page 1
North American Spiny Lizards (Phrynosomatidae) of the United StatesPage 1 of 2
The Phrynosomatidae are a diverse family of lizards, sometimes classified as a subfamily (Phrynosomitinae), found from Panama to exrteme south of Canada. Many members of the group are adapted to life in hot, sandy deserts, although the spiny lizards prefer rocky deserts or even relatively moist forest edges, and the short-horned lizard lives in prairie or sagebrush enviroments. The group includes both egg laying asnd viviporous species, with the latter being more common in species living in high elevations.
There 48 species, representing 9 genus, found in the United States, all of which have are Native species.
|
|
