Genus

California rock lizards

Petrosaurus

1 species in our catalog · found in 2 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyPhrynosomatidae (Phrynosomatid Lizards)
GenusPetrosaurus (California rock lizards)

Species in this group

LC Endemic

Petrosaurus repens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see California rock lizards

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 3 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 1	~20%
	Shortnose Rock Lizard			~20%
2	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 1	~10%
	Shortnose Rock Lizard			~10%

California rock lizards

Species in this group

Shortnose Rock Lizard

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see California rock lizards

Parks Ranked