---
title: "Lagartija Espinosa de Montaña"
description: "Sceloporus vandenburgianus — Reptiles. Sceloporus vandenburgianus, the southern sagebrush lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/southern-sagebrush-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lagartija Espinosa de Montaña

> Sceloporus vandenburgianus — Reptiles. Sceloporus vandenburgianus, the southern sagebrush lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.

- Scientific name: *Sceloporus vandenburgianus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `desert` (Desierto)
- iNaturalist observations: 4150
- Wikidata: [Q5313918](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5313918)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1473448](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1473448)

## Names

- en: Southern Sagebrush Lizard
- es: Lagartija Espinosa de Montaña
- fr: Lézard des armoises du Sud

## Countries with the most observations

US (3739), MX (267)

## Summary

Sceloporus vandenburgianus, the southern sagebrush lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico.

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

## Photo

![Lagartija Espinosa de Montaña](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-sagebrush-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Irene · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/279944562

## Machine access

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