Scientific Name: Sceloporus magister

Temporal Activity: Diurnal, active from March to October.

Diet: Eats ants and caterpillars, occasionally lizards and plant materials.

Predators:  Preyed upon by hawks, owls, coyoyes, skunks, and ringtails.

Breeding: 2-9 eggs per clutch, 1-2 clutches per year.

Vegetation Association: Mesquite, creosotebush, or tar bush, more abundant in riparian habitat.

Notes: Exhibit metachromatism, or color change, in response to temperature. When it is cooler they become darker to absorb the sun light.

Photo: Taken at Coon Bluff on October 19, 2006.  For more photos, click the camara icon.

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