Yarrow's Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus jarrovii

Yarrow's Spiny Lizard is a robust, colorful lizard found on rocky mountain slopes in southeastern Arizona and New Mexico. Males are brilliantly marked with blue and black and are viviparous (live-bearing).

Habitat

Rocky mountain slopes and canyon walls in the Sky Islands

Diet

Insects and other arthropods

How common

Uncommon

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