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Sceloporus consobrinus Baird and Girard, 1853 - Prairie Lizard

Maps

Locality Map

Locality map for Sceloporus consobrinus (Prairie Lizard)
Locality map for Sceloporus consobrinus (Prairie Lizard).
Map created 15 April 2026.

County Map

County map for Sceloporus consobrinus (Prairie Lizard)
County map for Sceloporus consobrinus (Prairie Lizard).
Map created 15 April 2026.

Historical Locality Map

Historical locality map for Sceloporus consobrinus (Prairie Lizard)
Historical locality map for Sceloporus consobrinus (Prairie Lizard). Black circles ( ) represent records after 1986, blue squares ( ) represent records between 1966 and 1986, orange triangles ( ) represent records prior to 1966. Note that more recent records might conceal underlying older records.
Map created 15 April 2026.

Historical County Map

Historical county map for Sceloporus consobrinus (Prairie Lizard)
Historical county map for Sceloporus consobrinus (Prairie Lizard). Black circles ( ) represent records after 1986, blue squares ( ) represent records between 1966 and 1986, orange triangles ( ) represent records prior to 1966. Note that only the most recent county record for each county is shown.
Map created 15 April 2026.

Ecological Drainage Locality Map

Ecological Drainage Units map for Sceloporus consobrinus (Prairie Lizard)
Ecological Drainage Units locality map for Sceloporus consobrinus (Prairie Lizard).
Map created 15 April 2026.

Natural Divisions Locality Map

Natural Divisions locality map for Sceloporus consobrinus (Prairie Lizard)
Natural Divisions and Sections locality map for Sceloporus consobrinus (Prairie Lizard).
Map created 15 April 2026.

Major Watersheds Locality Map

Major watersheds map for Sceloporus consobrinus (Prairie Lizard)
Major Watersheds locality map for Sceloporus consobrinus (Prairie Lizard).
Map created 15 April 2026.

Level I Ecoregion Locality Map

Level I Ecoregions map for Sceloporus consobrinus (Prairie Lizard)
Level I Ecoregion locality map for Sceloporus consobrinus (Prairie Lizard).
Map created 15 April 2026.

Level II Ecoregion Locality Map

Level II Ecoregions map for Sceloporus consobrinus (Prairie Lizard)
Level II Ecoregion locality map for Sceloporus consobrinus (Prairie Lizard).
Map created 15 April 2026.

Level III Ecoregion Locality Map

Level III Ecoregions map for Sceloporus consobrinus (Prairie Lizard)
Level III Ecoregion locality map for Sceloporus consobrinus (Prairie Lizard).
Map created 15 April 2026.

Level IV Ecoregion Locality Map

Level IV Ecoregions map for Sceloporus consobrinus (Prairie Lizard)
Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Sceloporus consobrinus (Prairie Lizard).
Map created 15 April 2026.

Native Status

Sceloporus consobrinus (Prairie Lizard) is native to Missouri.

Collection Summary

Sceloporus consobrinus (Prairie Lizard) has a total of 855 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 76 counties and 437 localities. There are a total of 243 collectors and 385 collection dates for the species. This results in a total of 467 expeditions for the species, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The earliest collection year for the species in Missouri is 1888 and its most recent collection year is 2025. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are January 9 and November 9, respectively. If you have a new record to report, read the New Records section of the FAQ.

Collection Summary by County

Collection summary for Sceloporus consobrinus (Prairie Lizard) by county. Some values are unavailable since some records are represented solely by historical literature reports, which sometimes lack complete collecting data. Click on a county name to view more information about that county. Click on column headings to sort by that column.
County Localities Collections Collectors Dates Expeditions Earliest Year Latest Year
Barry 13 39 13 17 19 1927 2025
Barton 4 4 2 4 4 1990 2022
Benton 11 12 11 10 10 1950 2017
Bollinger 3 3 3 3 3 1935 1956
Boone 12 28 12 17 18 1944 2009
Butler 4 7 4 6 6 1898 1995
Callaway 3 3 1 3 3 2000 2025
Camden 7 13 5 6 6 1956 1978
Cape Girardeau 4 4 3 4 4 1914 1996
Carter 12 22 17 13 17 1930 2024
Cass 2 2 2 2 2 1940 1964
Cedar 3 3 4 3 3 1982 2007
Christian 10 13 14 11 11 1954 2024
Cole 2 2 2 2 2 2005 2012
Cooper 2 2 2 2 2 1968 2008
Crawford 10 18 12 9 15 1902 2013
Dade 2 2 2 2 2 1982 2003
Dallas 2 3 4 2 2 1939 2000
Dent 8 18 12 9 13 1956 2019
Douglas 1 1 3 1 1 2004 2004
Dunklin 2 3 2 2 2 1962 1964
Franklin 2 3 3 2 3 1931 1931
Gasconade 2 3 4 2 3 1965 2002
Greene 6 7 6 6 6 1959 2002
Henry 3 3 3 3 3 1959 1991
Hickory 4 5 5 4 5 1961 1969
Howard 1 1 1 1 1
Howell 3 5 2 3 3 1953 2002
Iron 13 23 10 10 10 1923 2020
Jasper 3 11 2 4 4 1932 2013
Jefferson 34 46 19 18 23 1908 1987
Johnson 11 34 10 14 15 1946 1993
Laclede 2 3 2 2 2 1964 1982
Lawrence 3 3 5 3 3 1931 2007
Lincoln 3 4 3 4 4 1964 2009
Madison 6 13 7 8 8 1933 2020
Maries 3 9 3 3 3 1905 1982
McDonald 3 6 3 4 4 1906 1972
Miller 10 10 11 9 10 1969 2014
Moniteau 1 1 2 1 1 1992 1992
Monroe 4 4 2 4 4 2008 2021
Montgomery 3 8 3 4 4 1901 2018
Morgan 5 11 5 7 7 1902 2002
New Madrid 1 1 1 1 1
Newton 2 5 3 3 3 1944 1972
Oregon 6 8 5 6 6 1901 1973
Osage 4 61 5 8 11 1967 2013
Ozark 10 26 17 13 16 1902 2023
Pemiscot 1 1 1 1 1
Perry 3 3 4 3 3 1941 2011
Pettis 6 9 5 5 5 1940 1999
Phelps 14 25 17 12 14 1945 2022
Pike 2 2 2 1 2 1978 1978
Polk 2 2 3 2 2 2003 2005
Pulaski 5 8 4 6 6 1929 1973
Randolph 2 2 1 2 2 2000 2001
Reynolds 13 21 16 11 16 1911 2020
Ripley 6 10 6 6 6 1939 2008
Saint Charles 3 5 4 4 4 1940 2008
Saint Clair 13 32 8 13 13 1938 2012
Sainte Genevieve 3 4 2 3 3 1931 1992
Saint Francois 6 6 7 6 6 1937 2008
Saint Louis 8 18 8 9 9 1888 1967
Saline 2 3 2 2 2 1940 1940
Scott 2 2 2 2 2 2001 2005
Shannon 15 25 21 16 17 1932 2010
Stoddard 2 4 4 2 3 1938 1967
Stone 11 27 11 17 17 1892 1973
Taney 25 60 30 35 44 1951 2024
Texas 2 3 2 2 2 1982 1982
Vernon 2 2 2 2 2 1937 1937
Warren 1 1 1 1 1 2000 2000
Washington 7 27 13 7 13 1909 2008
Wayne 9 23 8 10 10 1939 2010
Webster 3 4 3 3 3 1932 2003
Wright 3 6 5 5 6 1932 2002

Potential County Records

Potential counties for Sceloporus consobrinus (Prairie Lizard). Counties are listed in descending order of their likelihood of having this species. Click on a county to view more information about that county. Click on column headings to sort by that column.
Likelihood County Rationale Ecoregion / Watershed
2 Jackson Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Wooded Osage Plains
2 Ralls Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles River Hills
2 Ralls Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Upper Mississippi Alluvial Plain
4 Audrain Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles River Hills
4 Audrain Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Claypan Prairie
4 Bates Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Cherokee Plains
4 Marion Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles River Hills
4 Marion Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Upper Mississippi Alluvial Plain
6 Carroll Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Rolling Loess Prairies
6 Chariton Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Rolling Loess Prairies
6 Lafayette Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Rolling Loess Prairies
6 Lafayette Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Wooded Osage Plains
6 Mississippi Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles St. Francis Lowlands
6 Shelby Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles River Hills
8 Lewis Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Upper Mississippi Alluvial Plain
8 Macon Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Claypan Prairie
9 Platte Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles Central Irregular Plains

Linnaean Classification

Kingdom:
Animalia - Animals
Phylum:
Chordata - Chordates
Subphylum:
Vertebrata - Vertebrates
Class:
Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 - Reptiles
Order:
Squamata Oppel, 1811 - Lizards and Snakes
Family:
Phrynosomatidae Fitzinger, 1843 - Sand and Spiny Lizards
Genus:
Sceloporus Wiegmann, 1828 - Spiny Lizards
Species:
Sceloporus consobrinus Baird and Girard, 1853 - Prairie Lizard

Recent Taxonomic Synonyms