Family

Frinosomàtids

Phrynosomatidae

62 species in our catalog · found in 50 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Uta stansburiana

80–90% · Very likely

Endemic

Sceloporus tristichus

80–90% · Very likely

Cophosaurus texanus

70–80% · Very likely

Sceloporus cowlesi

70–80% · Very likely

Callisaurus draconoides

70–80% · Very likely

Phrynosoma platyrhinos

60–70% · Likely

Sceloporus uniformis

60–70% · Likely

LC Endemic

Sceloporus occidentalis

60–70% · Likely

Sceloporus magister

50–60% · Likely

Urosaurus ornatus

50–60% · Likely

Sceloporus malachiticus

50–60% · Likely

Sceloporus graciosus

50–60% · Likely

Sceloporus poinsettii

50–60% · Likely

Sceloporus schmidti

40–50% · Likely

Sceloporus hondurensis

40–50% · Likely

Sceloporus variabilis

40–50% · Likely

Phrynosoma hernandesi

40–50% · Likely

Sceloporus chrysostictus

Urosaurus nigricauda

Sceloporus merriami

Sceloporus undulatus

Sceloporus becki

Phrynosoma orbiculare

Sceloporus squamosus

Phrynosoma modestum

Sceloporus torquatus

Sceloporus grammicus

Phrynosoma cornutum

Sceloporus zosteromus

Sceloporus cozumelae

Petrosaurus repens

Phrynosoma cerroense

Sceloporus serrifer

Sceloporus cyanogenys

10–20% · Possible

Sceloporus bimaculosus

Urosaurus graciosus

Sceloporus olivaceus

Uma inornata

Sceloporus lundelli

Sceloporus anahuacus

Phrynosoma blainvillii

Uma scoparia

Phrynosoma mcallii

Sceloporus orcutti

Sceloporus subniger

Petrosaurus mearnsi

Sceloporus minor

Sceloporus melanorhinus

Sceloporus couchii

Uta squamata

Sceloporus oberon

Holbrookia maculata

Phrynosoma coronatum

Sceloporus teapensis

Urosaurus bicarinatus

Sceloporus parvus

Sceloporus hunsakeri

Sceloporus internasalis

Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Sceloporus samcolemani

<5% · Rare

Sceloporus consobrinus

Insufficient data

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Showing the 60 most likely of 62 species — the park table below covers them all.

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

20–30

Feb

30–40

Mar

40–50

Apr

40–50

May

40–50

Jun

40–50

Jul

40–50

Aug

40–50

Sep

30–40

Oct

20–30

Nov

10–20

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Frinosomàtids

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	14	90–100%
	Common Side-blotched Lizard			70–80%
	Desert Spiny Lizard			50–60%
	Western Fence Lizard			40–50%
	Desert Horned Lizard			30–40%
	Zebra-tailed Lizard			30–40%
	Long-tailed Brush Lizard			10–20%
	Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard			10–20%
	Coast Horned Lizard			10–20%
	Flat-tailed Horned Lizard			10–20%
	Banded Rock Lizard			0–10%
	Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard			0–10%
	Ornate Tree Lizard			<5%
	+2 more at the park page…
2	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10	90–100%
	Plateau Fence Lizard			80–90%
	Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard			60–70%
	Common Side-blotched Lizard			50–60%
	Sagebrush Lizard			50–60%
	Desert Spiny Lizard			30–40%
	Greater Short-horned Lizard			20–30%
	Ornate Tree Lizard			20–30%
	Desert Horned Lizard			Insufficient data
	Zebra-tailed Lizard			Insufficient data
	Western Fence Lizard			Insufficient data
3	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10	90–100%
	Common Side-blotched Lizard			80–90%
	Zebra-tailed Lizard			70–80%
	Desert Horned Lizard			60–70%
	Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard			40–50%
	Sagebrush Lizard			20–30%
	Western Fence Lizard			20–30%
	Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard			10–20%
	Ornate Tree Lizard			10–20%
	Desert Spiny Lizard			0–10%
	Coast Horned Lizard			Insufficient data
4	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	9	90–100%
	Greater Earless Lizard			70–80%
	Southwestern Fence Lizard			70–80%
	Ornate Tree Lizard			50–60%
	Crevice Spiny Lizard			50–60%
	Roundtail Horned Lizard			20–30%
	Texas Horned Lizard			20–30%
	Greater Short-horned Lizard			20–30%
	Common Side-blotched Lizard			10–20%
	Western Earless Lizard			Insufficient data
5	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	8	90–100%
	Plateau Fence Lizard			60–70%
	Desert Spiny Lizard			50–60%
	Common Side-blotched Lizard			50–60%
	Ornate Tree Lizard			40–50%
	Greater Short-horned Lizard			40–50%
	Sagebrush Lizard			20–30%
	Desert Horned Lizard			20–30%
	Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard			0–10%
6	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10	90–100%
	Greater Earless Lizard			50–60%
	Canyon Lizard			30–40%
	Common Side-blotched Lizard			30–40%
	Crevice Spiny Lizard			30–40%
	Southwestern Fence Lizard			20–30%
	Roundtail Horned Lizard			10–20%
	Ornate Tree Lizard			10–20%
	Twin-spotted Spiny Lizard			10–20%
	Texas Horned Lizard			0–10%
	Texas Spiny Lizard			0–10%
7	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	8	80–90%
	Common Side-blotched Lizard			40–50%
	Small-scaled Lizard			30–40%
	Zebra-tailed Lizard			30–40%
	Baja California Spiny Lizard			20–30%
	Shortnose Rock Lizard			10–20%
	Granite Spiny Lizard			10–20%
	Santa Catalina Side-blotched Lizard			Insufficient data
	Coast Horned Lizard			Insufficient data
8	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	5	80–90%
	Western Fence Lizard			60–70%
	Sagebrush Lizard			40–50%
	Common Side-blotched Lizard			10–20%
	Desert Horned Lizard			10–20%
	Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard			0–10%
9	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	8	80–90%
	Zebra-tailed Lizard			30–40%
	Common Side-blotched Lizard			30–40%
	Small-scaled Lizard			20–30%
	Shortnose Rock Lizard			20–30%
	Cedros Island Horned Lizard			20–30%
	Baja California Spiny Lizard			10–20%
	Granite Spiny Lizard			Insufficient data
	Hunsaker's Spiny Lizard			Insufficient data
10	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	80–90%
	Common Side-blotched Lizard			50–60%
	Western Fence Lizard			40–50%
	Island Fence Lizard			30–40%
	Coast Horned Lizard			0–10%
11	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	19	70–80%
	West Gulf Rough-scaled Lizard			10–20%
	Rose-bellied Lizard			10–20%
	Texas Spiny Lizard			10–20%
	Crevice Swift			10–20%
	Graphic Spiny Lizard			10–20%
	Minor Lizard			0–10%
	Couch's Spiny Lizard			0–10%
	Greater Earless Lizard			0–10%
	Mountain Horned Lizard			0–10%
	Noble Spiny Lizard			0–10%
	Pygmy Spiny Lizard			0–10%
	Roundtail Horned Lizard			Insufficient data
	+7 more at the park page…
12	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	5	70–80%
	Mountain Horned Lizard			30–40%
	Crevice Swift			20–30%
	Graphic Spiny Lizard			20–30%
	Anahuacan Bunchgrass Lizard			Insufficient data
	Plateau Bunchgrass Lizard			Insufficient data
13	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	60–70%
	Western Fence Lizard			40–50%
	Sagebrush Lizard			30–40%
14	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	3	60–70%
	Rose-bellied Lizard			40–50%
	Dwarf Spiny Lizard			20–30%
	Honduran Emerald Spiny Lizard			Insufficient data
15	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	50–60%
	Honduran Emerald Spiny Lizard			40–50%
	Rose-bellied Lizard			Insufficient data
16	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	50–60%
	Emerald Swift			50–60%
17	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	50–60%
	Merendon Emerald Spiny Lizard			40–50%
	Rose-bellied Lizard			Insufficient data
18	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	50–60%
	Yellow-spotted Spiny Lizard			30–40%
	Cozumel Spiny Lizard			10–20%
	Lundell's Spiny Lizard			Insufficient data
19	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	40–50%
	Emerald Swift			40–50%
20	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	40–50%
	Rose-bellied Lizard			40–50%
21	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	40–50%
	Yellow-spotted Spiny Lizard			30–40%
	Lundell's Spiny Lizard			10–20%
	Cozumel Spiny Lizard			10–20%
22	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	40–50%
	Yellow-spotted Spiny Lizard			40–50%
	Lundell's Spiny Lizard			0–10%
23	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	40–50%
	Emerald Swift			40–50%
24	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	40–50%
	Rose-bellied Lizard			40–50%
	Dwarf Spiny Lizard			Insufficient data
25	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	40–50%
	Emerald Swift			40–50%
26	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	40–50%
	Emerald Swift			40–50%
27	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	40–50%
	Rose-bellied Lizard			30–40%
	Dwarf Spiny Lizard			Insufficient data
28	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	4	30–40%
	Rose-bellied Lizard			20–30%
	Black-nosed Lizard			0–10%
	Tropical tree lizard			Insufficient data
	Green Spiny Lizard			Insufficient data
29	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	30–40%
	Cozumel Spiny Lizard			20–30%
	Yellow-spotted Spiny Lizard			Insufficient data
	Lundell's Spiny Lizard			Insufficient data
30	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	30–40%
	Rose-bellied Lizard			20–30%
	Emerald Swift			Insufficient data
	Dwarf Spiny Lizard			Insufficient data
31	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	30–40%
	Eastern Fence Lizard			30–40%
32	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	30–40%
	Rose-bellied Lizard			30–40%
	Honduran Emerald Spiny Lizard			Insufficient data
33	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	20–30%
	Blue Spiny Lizard			10–20%
	Rose-bellied Lizard			Insufficient data
	Teapen Rosebelly Lizard			Insufficient data
34	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	20–30%
	Eastern Fence Lizard			20–30%
35	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	20–30%
	Western Fence Lizard			20–30%
36	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	20–30%
	Rose-bellied Lizard			20–30%
37	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	20–30%
	Emerald Swift			20–30%
38	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	10–20%
	Eastern Fence Lizard			10–20%
39	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	10–20%
	Sagebrush Lizard			10–20%
40	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	10–20%
	Rose-bellied Lizard			Insufficient data
41	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	10–20%
	Honduran Emerald Spiny Lizard			Insufficient data
42	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Emerald Swift			0–10%
43	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	0–10%
	Rose-bellied Lizard			Insufficient data
44	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Rose-bellied Lizard			Insufficient data
45	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	0–10%
	Emerald Swift			Insufficient data
	Rose-bellied Lizard			Insufficient data
46	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	0–10%
	Sagebrush Lizard			Insufficient data
47	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Cozumel Spiny Lizard			Insufficient data
48	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Sagebrush Lizard			Insufficient data
49	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Prairie Lizard			Insufficient data
50	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Western Fence Lizard			Insufficient data

Frinosomàtids

Species in this group

Common Side-blotched Lizard

Plateau Fence Lizard

Greater Earless Lizard

Southwestern Fence Lizard

Zebra-tailed Lizard

Desert Horned Lizard

Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard

Western Fence Lizard

Desert Spiny Lizard

Ornate Tree Lizard

Emerald Swift

Sagebrush Lizard

Crevice Spiny Lizard

Merendon Emerald Spiny Lizard

Honduran Emerald Spiny Lizard

Rose-bellied Lizard

Greater Short-horned Lizard

Yellow-spotted Spiny Lizard

Small-scaled Lizard

Canyon Lizard

Eastern Fence Lizard

Island Fence Lizard

Mountain Horned Lizard

Dwarf Spiny Lizard

Roundtail Horned Lizard

Crevice Swift

Graphic Spiny Lizard

Texas Horned Lizard

Baja California Spiny Lizard

Cozumel Spiny Lizard

Shortnose Rock Lizard

Cedros Island Horned Lizard

Blue Spiny Lizard

West Gulf Rough-scaled Lizard

Twin-spotted Spiny Lizard

Long-tailed Brush Lizard

Texas Spiny Lizard

Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard

Lundell's Spiny Lizard

Anahuacan Bunchgrass Lizard

Coast Horned Lizard

Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard

Flat-tailed Horned Lizard

Granite Spiny Lizard

Plateau Bunchgrass Lizard

Banded Rock Lizard

Minor Lizard

Black-nosed Lizard

Couch's Spiny Lizard

Santa Catalina Side-blotched Lizard

Noble Spiny Lizard

Western Earless Lizard

Coast Horned Lizard

Teapen Rosebelly Lizard

Tropical tree lizard

Pygmy Spiny Lizard

Hunsaker's Spiny Lizard

Green Spiny Lizard

Coleman's Bunchgrass Lizard

Prairie Lizard

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Frinosomàtids

Parks Ranked