Branches and rocks for climbing and basking. Temps low 60s-high 80s night. The Spiny lizard belongs to the Iguanidae Family which possesses spines, are colorful and use visual displays to attract mates and protect territories. Spiny lizards are usually grey or brown and all have keeled, pointed, overlapping scales. The tail is longer than the body.
Sight is very important to their life style and they have color vision.
They compete with other lizards for these basking sites, food, mates and shelter. They prefer areas where creosote bush and mesquites are found. They seek shelter in crevices, under objects on the ground and in rodent burrows. Spiny lizards are most in feeding and mating during March, April and May during daylight hours .Eat insects, lizards, and occasionally buds, flowers, berries and leaves. The female lays a clutch of 4 to 19 eggs in the May to June time period.