Baja California Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus zosteromus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyPhrynosomatidae (Frinosomàtids)
- GenusSceloporus (Spiny Lizards)
- SpeciesSceloporus zosteromus (Baja California Spiny Lizard)
Closest Relatives at Bahía de Loreto National Park
Granite Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus orcutti
Common Side-blotched Lizard
Uta stansburiana
Small-scaled Lizard
Urosaurus nigricauda
Zebra-tailed Lizard
Callisaurus draconoides
Shortnose Rock Lizard
Petrosaurus repens
Santa Catalina Side-blotched Lizard
Uta squamata
Coast Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma coronatum
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Baja California Spiny Lizard in Bahía de Loreto National Park?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Baja California Spiny Lizard sighting in Bahía de Loreto National Park, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Baja California Spiny Lizard in Bahía de Loreto National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Baja California Spiny Lizard in Bahía de Loreto National Park in our monthly data.