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title: "Cozumel Spiny Lizard"
description: "Sceloporus cozumelae — Reptilien. Sceloporus cozumelae, the Cozumel spiny lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/cozumel-spiny-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cozumel Spiny Lizard

> Sceloporus cozumelae — Reptilien. Sceloporus cozumelae, the Cozumel spiny lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.

- Scientific name: *Sceloporus cozumelae*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 611
- Wikidata: [Q5314313](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5314313)
- iNaturalist taxon: [36279](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/36279)

## Names

- en: Cozumel Spiny Lizard
- es: Lagartija espinosa de Cozumel

## Countries with the most observations

MX (558)

## Summary

Sceloporus cozumelae, the Cozumel spiny lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is endemic to Mexico.
The species is native to coastal areas of the Yucatán Peninsula, where it has been found in Yucatán, Quintana Roo, and northernmost Campeche, and on the islands of Cozumel, Isla Contoy, and Isla Mujeres, from sea level up to 50 meters elevation.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Scott Loarie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56590355

## Machine access

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