---
title: "Clark's Spiny Lizard"
description: "Sceloporus clarkii — Reptielen. Sceloporus clarkii, Clark's spiny lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/clark-s-spiny-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Clark's Spiny Lizard

> Sceloporus clarkii — Reptielen. Sceloporus clarkii, Clark's spiny lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.

- Scientific name: *Sceloporus clarkii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 6998
- Wikidata: [Q5241374](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5241374)
- iNaturalist taxon: [36281](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/36281)

## Names

- en: Clark's Spiny Lizard
- de: Clarks Stachelleguan
- es: Lagartija espinosa del noroeste

## Countries with the most observations

US (4411), MX (1806)

## Summary

Sceloporus clarkii, Clark's spiny lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is found in New Mexico and Arizona in the United States and Mexico.

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

## Photo

![Clark's Spiny Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/clark-s-spiny-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/165361427

## Machine access

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