Plateau Fence Lizard
Sceloporus tristichus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyPhrynosomatidae (Frinosomàtids)
- GenusSceloporus (Spiny Lizards)
- SpeciesSceloporus tristichus (Plateau Fence Lizard)
Closest Relatives at Zion National Park
Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus uniformis
Sagebrush Lizard
Sceloporus graciosus
Desert Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus magister
Western Fence Lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis
Common Side-blotched Lizard
Uta stansburiana
Greater Short-horned Lizard
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Ornate Tree Lizard
Urosaurus ornatus
Desert Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma platyrhinos
Zebra-tailed Lizard
Callisaurus draconoides
📅 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 Zion National Park?
About 80% of visitor-days record a Plateau Fence Lizard sighting in Zion National Park, based on 517 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Plateau Fence Lizard in Zion National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Plateau Fence Lizard in Zion National Park in our monthly data.