Diet

• Primarily insectivorous, feeding on ants, termites, beetles, grasshoppers, crickets, caterpillars, flies, spiders, and other small arthropods.

• Occasionally consumes small fruits and flower parts.

• Hunts actively during the day, capturing prey on tree trunks, rocks, logs, and the forest floor.

Range

• Endemic to southwestern Mexico, occurring along the Pacific slope from Guerrero into western Oaxaca.

• Found throughout suitable habitats in the Zihuatanejo region.

• Occurs from sea level to about 1,700 m (5,600 ft).

Habitat

• Inhabits tropical dry forests, thorn scrub, secondary forests, woodland edges, rocky hillsides, and coastal scrub.

• Frequently basks on tree trunks, fence posts, rocks, fallen logs, and stone walls in sunny, open areas.

• Retreats into bark crevices, rock fissures, or dense vegetation when threatened.

Size

• Total length: 16–22 cm (6.3–8.7 in)

• Snout-to-vent length (SVL): 6–8 cm (2.4–3.1 in)

• Weight: 15–35 g