---
title: "Horrible Spiny Lizard"
description: "Sceloporus horridus — Répteis. Sceloporus horridus, the horrible spiny lizard, rough lizard, or southern rough lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/horrible-spiny-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Horrible Spiny Lizard

> Sceloporus horridus — Répteis. Sceloporus horridus, the horrible spiny lizard, rough lizard, or southern rough lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.

- Scientific name: *Sceloporus horridus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1338
- Wikidata: [Q5158725](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5158725)
- iNaturalist taxon: [36255](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/36255)

## Names

- en: Horrible Spiny Lizard
- es: Lagartija espinosa del Pacífico

## Countries with the most observations

MX (714)

## Summary

Sceloporus horridus, the horrible spiny lizard, rough lizard, or southern rough 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_horridus

## Photo

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

Photo: adel-fridus · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8292239

## Machine access

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