Desert Spiny Lizard
Illustrated: Adult male desert spiny lizard, nominate purple-backed form, stocky tan-grey body with large pointed keeled overlapping scales. Longitudinal purple patch on back, scattered yellow-orange flank scales and bold black wedge at each shoulder, blue-green throat and belly edge. Long tapering tail and four sturdy clawed legs.
Sceloporus magister
All languages
- English
- Desert Spiny Lizard
- Japanese
- サバクハリトカゲ — さばくはりとかげ — sabakuharitokage
- Korean
- Sceloporus magister — Scientific name; Korean name under review
- Spanish
- Lagartija espinosa del desierto
- French
- Lézard épineux du désert
- German
- Sceloporus magister — Scientific name; German name under review
Beta edition. Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.