Plateau Fence Lizard
Sceloporus tristichus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyPhrynosomatidae (Frinosomàtids)
- GenusSceloporus (Spiny Lizards)
- SpeciesSceloporus tristichus (Plateau Fence Lizard)
Closest Relatives at Grand Canyon National Park
Desert Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus magister
Sagebrush Lizard
Sceloporus graciosus
Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus uniformis
Common Side-blotched Lizard
Uta stansburiana
Ornate Tree Lizard
Urosaurus ornatus
Greater Short-horned Lizard
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Desert Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma platyrhinos
📅 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 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Plateau Fence Lizard in Grand Canyon National Park?
About 69% of visitor-days record a Plateau Fence Lizard sighting in Grand Canyon National Park, based on 501 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Plateau Fence Lizard in Grand Canyon National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Plateau Fence Lizard in Grand Canyon National Park in our monthly data.