{{Short description|Genus of lizards}} {{More citations needed|date=December 2009}} {{Automatic Taxobox | name = California rock lizards - ''Petrosaurus'' | image = Blauer Felsenleguan.jpg | image_caption = Baja blue rock lizard | taxon = Petrosaurus | authority = Boulenger, 1885<ref>Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de.</ref> | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text }}
The '''California rock lizards''' are a genus ('''''Petrosaurus''''') of New World lizards in the family Phrynosomatidae.<ref>Smith, H.M. and E.D. Brodie, Jr. 1982. ''Reptiles of North America, A Guide to Field Identification''. Golden Press. New York. pp. 110-111.</ref>
==Geographic range== They are endemic to southern California, United States, and Baja California and Baja California Sur, Mexico.<ref>Stejneger, Leonhard and Thomas Barbour. 1917. ''A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles''. Harvard University Press. Cambridge, Massachusetts. pp. 50-52.</ref>
==Habitat== This lizard species lives almost exclusively on rock outcrops, boulder piles, and canyon walls, where it shelters under rocks. Their habitat consists of arid and semiarid foothills and canyons along the western margin of the Colorado Desert.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.socalcamping.com/fieldguide/reptile/bandedrocklizard.html|title = Camping & Outdoor Gear Reviews, Tips & Guides - Outdoor with J|date = 3 September 2018}}</ref>
==Reproduction== The courtship begins shortly after emergence in early spring. The eggs are laid around June and July.
==Predators== The few predators that could pursue this lizard are collared lizards and avian predators, such as hawks, ravens, and roadrunners.
==Species== The genus ''Petrosaurus'' contains four species. {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Common name !! Distribution |- |120px || ''Petrosaurus mearnsi'' (Stejneger, 1894) || banded rock lizard|| southern California, United States, and Baja California, Mexico |- | || ''Petrosaurus repens'' (Van Denburgh, 1895)|| ||Baja California and Baja California Sur, Mexico |- | || ''Petrosaurus slevini'' (Van Denburgh, 1922) || banded rock lizard|| Baja California, Mexico |- |120px || ''Petrosaurus thalassinus'' (Cope, 1863) || Baja blue rock lizard<ref>The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref>|| Baja California Sur, Mexico |- |}
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