---
title: "Crevice Swift"
description: "Sceloporus torquatus — Reptiles. Sceloporus torquatus, the crevice swift, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/crevice-swift
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Crevice Swift

> Sceloporus torquatus — Reptiles. Sceloporus torquatus, the crevice swift, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.

- Scientific name: *Sceloporus torquatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 9096
- Wikidata: [Q5158716](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5158716)
- iNaturalist taxon: [36149](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/36149)

## Names

- en: Crevice Swift
- es: Lagartija espinosa de collar

## Countries with the most observations

MX (5805)

## Summary

Sceloporus torquatus, the crevice swift, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It inhabits the center of Mexico, specifically, the west of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sceloporus_torquatus

## Photo

![Crevice Swift](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/crevice-swift/medium.jpg)

Photo: Fernando Pérez Peralta · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/142634992

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/crevice-swift?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).