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

# Longtail Spiny Lizard

> Sceloporus siniferus — Reptielen. Sceloporus siniferus, the longtail spiny lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.

- Scientific name: *Sceloporus siniferus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2307
- Wikidata: [Q5246349](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5246349)
- iNaturalist taxon: [36175](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/36175)

## Names

- en: Longtail Spiny Lizard
- es: Lagartija espinosa de cola larga

## Countries with the most observations

MX (1454)

## Summary

Sceloporus siniferus, the longtail spiny lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is endemic to Mexico.

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

## Photo

![Longtail Spiny Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/longtail-spiny-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ángel Mata · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/163507994

## Machine access

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