---
title: "Baja California Rock Lizard"
description: "Petrosaurus thalassinus — Rettili. The Baja blue rock lizard (Petrosaurus thalassinus) is a species of large, diurnal phrynosomatid lizard."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/baja-california-rock-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Baja California Rock Lizard

> Petrosaurus thalassinus — Rettili. The Baja blue rock lizard (Petrosaurus thalassinus) is a species of large, diurnal phrynosomatid lizard.

- Scientific name: *Petrosaurus thalassinus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 584
- Wikidata: [Q3200959](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3200959)
- iNaturalist taxon: [36331](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/36331)

## Names

- en: Baja California Rock Lizard
- de: Blauer Felsenleguan
- es: Lagartija de piedra sudcaliforniana
- nl: Baja Blue Rock Lizard

## Countries with the most observations

MX (496)

## Summary

The Baja blue rock lizard (Petrosaurus thalassinus) is a species of large, diurnal phrynosomatid lizard.

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

## Photo

![Baja California Rock Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/baja-california-rock-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Philipp Hoenle · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/147026601

## Machine access

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