---
title: "Minor Lizard"
description: "Sceloporus minor — Reptiles. Sceloporus minor, the minor lizard or red minor lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/minor-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Minor Lizard

> Sceloporus minor — Reptiles. Sceloporus minor, the minor lizard or red minor lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.

- Scientific name: *Sceloporus minor*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1130
- Wikidata: [Q5256644](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5256644)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73951](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73951)

## Names

- en: Minor Lizard
- es: Lagartija espinosa menor

## Countries with the most observations

MX (911)

## Summary

Sceloporus minor, the minor lizard or red minor lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is endemic to Mexico.

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

## Photo

![Minor Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/minor-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jim · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/246162347

## Machine access

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