Genus

Tree and Bush Lizards

Urosaurus

3 species in our catalog · found in 10 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyPhrynosomatidae (Phrynosomatid Lizards)
GenusUrosaurus (Tree and Bush Lizards)

Species in this group

Urosaurus ornatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Endemic

Urosaurus nigricauda

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Urosaurus graciosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Tree and Bush Lizards

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 4 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~60%
	Ornate Tree Lizard			~60%
2	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~40%
	Ornate Tree Lizard			~40%
3	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	~40%
	Small-scaled Lizard			~40%
4	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	~30%
	Small-scaled Lizard			~30%
5	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~30%
	Ornate Tree Lizard			~30%
6	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~30%
	Ornate Tree Lizard			~30%
7	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	~20%
	Small-scaled Lizard			~20%
8	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~20%
	Ornate Tree Lizard			~20%
9	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Ornate Tree Lizard			~10%
10	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Long-tailed Brush Lizard			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~40%
	Ornate Tree Lizard			~40%
2	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~30%
	Ornate Tree Lizard			~30%
3	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Ornate Tree Lizard			<5%
4	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Ornate Tree Lizard			<5%

Tree and Bush Lizards

Species in this group

Ornate Tree Lizard

Small-scaled Lizard

Long-tailed Brush Lizard

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Tree and Bush Lizards

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked