Editing Spiny lizard (section)

{{Short description|Genus of lizards}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| name = Spiny lizard
| image = WesternFenceLizard.jpg
| image_caption = Western fence lizard, <br />''Sceloporus occidentalis''
| taxon = Sceloporus
| authority = [[Arend Friedrich August Wiegmann|Wiegmann]], 1828
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| synonyms = *''Sator'' {{small|[[Mary Cynthia Dickerson|Dickerson]], 1919}}
}}
[[File:Sceloporus uniformis (1 of 1).jpg|thumb|A yellow-backed spiny lizard, <br />''[[Sceloporus uniformis]]'']]

'''Spiny lizards''' is a [[common name]] for the [[genus]] '''''Sceloporus''''' in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Phrynosomatidae]].  The genus is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[North America]], with various species ranging from [[New York (state)|New York]], to [[Washington (state)|Washington]], and one occurring as far south as northern [[Panama]].<ref name="Köhler (2008)">[[Gunther Köhler|Köhler G]] (2008). ''Reptiles of Central America, 2nd Edition.'' Offenbach, Germany: Herpeton, Verlag Elke Köhler. 400 pp. {{ISBN|3-936180-28-8}}.</ref> The greatest diversity is found in [[Mexico]]. This genus includes some of the most commonly seen lizards in the [[United States]]. Other common names for lizards in this genus include '''fence lizards''', '''scaly lizards''', '''bunchgrass lizards''', and '''swifts'''.<ref>[[Herbert S. Zim|Zim HS]], [[Hobart Muir Smith|Smith HM]] (1956). ''Reptiles and Amphibians: A Guide to Familiar American Species: A Golden Nature Guide''. Revised Edition. New York: Simon & Schuster. 160 pp. (Genus ''Sceloporus'', pp. 56-57, 155).</ref>