Crevice Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus poinsettii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyPhrynosomatidae (Frinosomàtids)
- GenusSceloporus (Spiny Lizards)
- SpeciesSceloporus poinsettii (Crevice Spiny Lizard)
Closest Relatives at Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Southwestern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus cowlesi
Greater Earless Lizard
Cophosaurus texanus
Ornate Tree Lizard
Urosaurus ornatus
Roundtail Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma modestum
Texas Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma cornutum
Greater Short-horned Lizard
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Common Side-blotched Lizard
Uta stansburiana
Western Earless Lizard
Holbrookia maculata
📅 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 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Crevice Spiny Lizard in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?
About 51% of visitor-days record a Crevice Spiny Lizard sighting in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, based on 58 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crevice Spiny Lizard in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Crevice Spiny Lizard in Guadalupe Mountains National Park in our monthly data.