---
title: "Canyon Lizard"
description: "Sceloporus merriami — Gady. Sceloporus merriami, commonly known as the canyon lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/canyon-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Canyon Lizard

> Sceloporus merriami — Gady. Sceloporus merriami, commonly known as the canyon lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.

- Scientific name: *Sceloporus merriami*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1223
- Wikidata: [Q4892876](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4892876)
- iNaturalist taxon: [36217](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/36217)

## Names

- en: Canyon Lizard
- es: Lagartija espinosa de cañón

## Countries with the most observations

US (1038), MX (104)

## Summary

Sceloporus merriami, commonly known as the canyon lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is native to the southwestern United States and adjacent northern Mexico.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Nick Loveland · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/265710654

## Machine access

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