Sceloporus consobrinus, the prairie lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is found in Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, eastern Colorado, southwestern Missouri, eastern New Mexico, southwestern Mississippi, southeastern Wyoming, and southern South Dakota in the United States.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Prairie Lizard being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Phrynosomatidae
- Genus
- Sceloporus
- Species
- Sceloporus consobrinus
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