---
title: "Prairie Lizard"
description: "Sceloporus consobrinus — Rettili. Sceloporus consobrinus, the prairie lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/prairie-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Prairie Lizard

> Sceloporus consobrinus — Rettili. Sceloporus consobrinus, the prairie lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.

- Scientific name: *Sceloporus consobrinus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi)
- iNaturalist observations: 16417
- Wikidata: [Q5314032](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5314032)
- iNaturalist taxon: [146413](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/146413)

## Names

- en: Prairie Lizard
- es: Lagartija espinosa de las praderas
- fr: Lézard épineux des prairies

## Countries with the most observations

US (15710), MX (6)

## Summary

Sceloporus consobrinus, the prairie lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is found in Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, eastern Colorado, southwestern Missouri, eastern New Mexico, southwestern Mississippi, southeastern Wyoming, and southern South Dakota in the United States.

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

## Photo

![Prairie Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/prairie-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: TheMongrelKoi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53099188

## Machine access

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