Desert Spiny Lizard

Where to see

Desert Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus magister

Joshua Tree National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Desert Spiny Lizard during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~70%
2 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~50%
3 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
4 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Desert Spiny Lizard?

Joshua Tree National Park

In Joshua Tree National Park, United States, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Desert Spiny Lizard sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Desert Spiny Lizard?

Grand Canyon National Park and more

After Joshua Tree National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Desert Spiny Lizard are in Grand Canyon National Park (United States, about 50%), Saguaro National Park (United States, about 40%) and Zion National Park (United States, about 40%).

When is the best time to see a Desert Spiny Lizard?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are April–June and August–September in Joshua Tree National Park (about 80%), April to June in Grand Canyon National Park (about 70%) and May and July in Saguaro National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Desert Spiny Lizard on a given day. Each park's Desert Spiny Lizard page has the full month-by-month chart.