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title: "Plateau Fence Lizard"
description: "Sceloporus tristichus — Reptilien. The plateau fence lizard (Sceloporus tristichus) is a species of spiny lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/plateau-fence-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Plateau Fence Lizard

> Sceloporus tristichus — Reptilien. The plateau fence lizard (Sceloporus tristichus) is a species of spiny lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.

- Scientific name: *Sceloporus tristichus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 12593
- Wikidata: [Q11838797](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11838797)
- iNaturalist taxon: [116143](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/116143)

## Names

- en: Plateau Fence Lizard
- es: Lagartija espinosa de las mesetas
- fr: Lézard des palissades des plateaux

## Countries with the most observations

US (11334)

## Summary

The plateau fence lizard (Sceloporus tristichus) is a species of spiny lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.

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

## Photo

![Plateau Fence Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/plateau-fence-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Robbie Hannawacker · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/208365184

## Machine access

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