Banded Rock Lizard (Petrosaurus mearnsi)
Description: P. mearnsi is an extremely flat-bodied lizard. Its dorsum is olive, brown or gray, with white or bluish spots. It has a single black collar, a banded tail, and granular scales on its body, with keeled tail and limb scales. Individuals may be 2.4 to 3.4 inches long snout-to-vent. Males have more pronounced throat patterns and brighter blue coloring than females.
Habitat: P. mearnsi is associated with boulder hillsides, extending in Baja California to chaparral and pinyon-juniper woodlands.
Range: P. mearnsi is endemic to extreme southern California and Baja California, Mexico. It also occurs on Isla El Muerto.
Found in these States:
CA
Diet: P. mearnsi is omnivorous, feeding not only on insects and spiders, but also on buds and flowers.
Reproduction: Gravid females of P. mearnsi lay eggs from June through August. Clutch size varies from 2 to 6 eggs.
Status: Listed as Least Concern in view of its relatively wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.
»» Kingdom: Animalia - Animals
»» Phylum: Chordata - Chordates
»» Subphylum: Vertebrata - Vertebrates
»» Class: Reptilia - Reptiles
»» Order: Squamata - Lizards
»» Family: Phrynosomatidae - North American Spiny Lizards
»» Genus: Petrosaurus
»» Species: Petrosaurus mearnsi
- Banded Rock Lizard
»» Subspecies: None
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