Blue Spines

Blue Spines

After encountering a prairie dog town yesterday, we met a little reptile who calls these parts home! It’s always good to see so many species and this unusual looking lizard definitely caught our eye.

Blue Spiny Lizard Fun Facts: 

• These lizards can grow up to 14 inches long.
• They have spiny scales,
• Males are more blue-green in color. Both males and females have a black ring around on their neck.
• These relatives of the iguana spend much of their day under rocks and crevices to avoid the hottest part of the day.
• Blue spiny lizards are carnivores. They eat insects.
• They are listsed as Least Concern by the IUCN.

These interesting lizards are so neat looking with bumpy scales. We think they are quiet handsome.