Texas spiny lizard

noun

Sceloporus olivaceus, a species of spiny lizard most commonly found in Texas, which tends to stay in trees for natural camouflage.

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Meanings

nounTexas spiny lizard (plural Texas spiny lizards)

plural Texas spiny lizards

  1. Sceloporus olivaceus, a species of spiny lizard most commonly found in Texas, which tends to stay in trees for natural camouflage.

Origin

From Texas + spiny lizard.

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Texas spiny lizard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Texas%20spiny%20lizard

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“Texas spiny lizard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Texas%20spiny%20lizard. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Texas spiny lizard,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Texas%20spiny%20lizard.

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