---
title: "Tropical tree lizard"
description: "Urosaurus bicarinatus — Reptiles. Urosaurus bicarinatus is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sceloporinae of the family Phrynosomatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/tropical-tree-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Tropical tree lizard

> Urosaurus bicarinatus — Reptiles. Urosaurus bicarinatus is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sceloporinae of the family Phrynosomatidae.

- Scientific name: *Urosaurus bicarinatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 1993
- Wikidata: [Q5314022](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5314022)
- iNaturalist taxon: [36126](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/36126)

## Names

- en: Tropical tree lizard
- es: Lagartija de árbol del Pacífico

## Countries with the most observations

MX (1732)

## Summary

Urosaurus bicarinatus is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sceloporinae of the family Phrynosomatidae. The common names for this species are tropical tree lizard or roñito arborícola in Mexican Spanish. The species is endemic to Mexico. There are five recognized subspecies.

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

## Photo

![Tropical tree lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tropical-tree-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/162084651

## Machine access

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