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title: "Granite Spiny Lizard"
description: "Sceloporus orcutti — Reptiles. The granite spiny lizard (Sceloporus orcutti), also known commonly as la espinosa del granito in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/granite-spiny-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Granite Spiny Lizard

> Sceloporus orcutti — Reptiles. The granite spiny lizard (Sceloporus orcutti), also known commonly as la espinosa del granito in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.

- Scientific name: *Sceloporus orcutti*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 6950
- Wikidata: [Q5421980](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5421980)
- iNaturalist taxon: [36198](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/36198)

## Names

- en: Granite Spiny Lizard
- de: Granit-Stachelleguan
- es: Lagartija espinosa de granito
- fr: Lézard épineux du granite
- nl: Granite spiny lizard

## Countries with the most observations

US (6315), MX (370)

## Summary

The granite spiny lizard (Sceloporus orcutti), also known commonly as la espinosa del granito in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is native to the southwestern United States and adjacent northwestern Mexico. There are no subspecies.

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

## Photo

![Granite Spiny Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/granite-spiny-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jess Miller-Camp · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9558202

## Machine access

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