spiny lizard

/ˌspaɪni ˌlɪzərd/

Definitions of spiny lizard

1. noun

   any of numerous lizards with overlapping ridged pointed scales; of North America and Central America
   types:

   fence lizard

   spiny lizard often seen basking on fences in the United States and northern Mexico

   Sceloporus graciosus, sagebrush lizard

   a ground dweller that prefers open ground and scattered low bushes; of United States west between Rocky and Sierra Nevada Mountains

   Sceloporus occidentalis, blue-belly, swift, western fence lizard

   common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks

   Sceloporus undulatus, eastern fence lizard, pine lizard

   small active lizard of United States and north to British Columbia

   type of:

   iguanid, iguanid lizard

   lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males
2. noun

   desert lizard that feeds on ants
   synonyms: Moloch horridus, mountain devil

   type of:

   moloch

   any lizard of the genus Moloch