Description

• Sceloporus siniferus is a medium-sized spiny lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae, commonly called the Pacific spiny lizard. It has a robust body, strongly keeled and spiny dorsal scales, a long tail, and relatively long limbs. Adults are generally brown, grey, or olive with darker and lighter markings; males may show blue or turquoise colouring on the belly and sides.

Range

• Sceloporus siniferus is endemic to western and southern Mexico, occurring along the Pacific slope from. It occurs in the Zihuatanejo region.

Habitat

• It inhabits tropical dry forest, thorn woodland, scrub, grassland, rocky areas, forest edges, and disturbed habitats from coastal lowlands into foothills. It is primarily terrestrial but readily climbs onto rocks, tree trunks, fences, and other elevated surfaces to bask and survey its surroundings.

Diet

• Sceloporus siniferus is primarily insectivorous, feeding on ants, beetles, grasshoppers, caterpillars, spiders, and other small arthropods. It is an active visual predator and may occasionally consume small vertebrates or other suitably sized prey.