#spinylizard

photograph by Halla Draco Sebastian

 The porcupine lizard is a herbivorous lizard native to the amazon in South America. They spend most of their days slowly moving across high branches to access fruit to eat. The brown and green coloring on their body always them to blend into the bark and foliage around them. This lizard has incredibly sharp spines along its back. So, when they sense danger they flatten against the branch. They then flex the spines from their relaxed positions. These spines pierce almost any predator that attempts to pick up or eat them.

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Favorite Photos - Spiny Lizard possibly a Southwestern Fence Lizard This was the first, and so far the only, tree climbing lizard I’ve seen in New Mexico. #FavoritePhotos #FavouritePhotos #Lizard #SpinyLizard #SouthwesternFenceLizard #LizardsOfNewMexico #WildlifePhotography #Wildlife #NaturePhotography #PhotoByJeriRae (at Santa Fe, New Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClCPrwIP_TD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Scenes From My Walk - A Spiny Lizard - As I hawk written before, the AIs call it a Southwestern Fence Lizard but an expert told me that they have not confirmed that the spiny lizards in this area are Southwestern Fence Lizard. I will just give you both options. #ScenesFromMyWalk #SpinyLizard #SouthwesternFenceLizard #FenceLizard #Lizard #LizardsOfNewMexico #LizardsOfInstagram #Naturalist #PhotoByJeriRae (at Santa Fe, New Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjjTJiTL3sU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Scenes From My Walk - Another, Smaller Spiny Lizard - The AIs call it a Southwestern Fence Lizard but an expert told me that they have not confirmed that the spiny lizards in this area are Southwestern Fence Lizard. I will just give you both options. #ScenesFromMyWalk #SpinyLizard #SouthwesternFenceLizard #FenceLizard #Lizard #LizardsOfNewMexico #LizardsOfInstagram #Naturalist #PhotoByJeriRae (at Santa Fe, New Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjOGADtu1xJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Scenes From My Walk - A Spiny Lizard - The AIs call it a Southwestern Fence Lizard but an expert told me that they have not confirmed that the spiny lizards in this area are Southwestern Fence Lizard. I will just give you both options. #ScenesFromMyWalk #SpinyLizard #SouthwesternFenceLizard #FenceLizard #Lizard #LizardsOfNewMexico #LizardsOfInstagram #Naturalist #PhotoByJeriRae (at Santa Fe, New Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjN-vDerJkG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Scenes From My Walk - A Spiny Lizard - The AIs call it a Southwestern Fence Lizard but an expert told me that they have not confirmed that the spiny lizards in this area are Southwestern Fence Lizard. I will just give you both options. #ScenesFromMyWalk #SpinyLizard #SouthwesternFenceLizard #FenceLizard #Lizard #LizardsOfNewMexico #LizardsOfInstagram #Naturalist #PhotoByJeriRae (at Santa Fe, New Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChdcG_WLc80/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=