Twin-spotted Spiny Lizard Stock Photography

The twin-spotted spiny lizard, Sceloporus magister, is a reptile endemic to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona. Desert Spiny Lizards eat insects and rarely, small plants. Like many desert lizards, Desert Spiny Lizards stay warm by changing their color so they are darker during cool times, which allows them to absorb more heat from the sun, and become lighter during warm times so they reflect more solar radiation (rays). The spiny lizard also uses camouflage so they are not easily seen by predators.