Yellow-backed Spiney Lizard
Sceloporus uniformis
- S. uniformis – Fresno Co, CA – photo by Patrick Briggs
- S. uniformis – Fresno Co, CA – photo by Patrick Briggs
- S. uniformis – San Bernardino Co, CA – photo by Steve Bledsoe
- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Sceloporus uniformis occurs mostly in the Mojave and Great Basin Desert regions of California and Nevada, eastward to southwestern Utah. It also occurs on the western side of the California Central Valley in the Coast Ranges.
LEGAL STATUS: Sceloporus uniformis is protected in the state of California.