Ecology
•Sagebrush lizards are active during the day in the
warmer hours from early May
through mid-September
Annual survival rate averaged roughly 50 to 60% in adults, but less than 30% in juveniles and eggs Use of rodent burrows for overnight refuge, escape, and winter hibernation has been documented.
The sagebrush lizard is probably food for a wide variety of reptiles, birds, and mammals, but documented predators are surprisingly few.
Annual survival rate averaged roughly 50 to 60% in adults, but less than 30% in juveniles and eggs Use of rodent burrows for overnight refuge, escape, and winter hibernation has been documented.
The sagebrush lizard is probably food for a wide variety of reptiles, birds, and mammals, but documented predators are surprisingly few.
•Predators include striped whipsnake (Masticophis taeniatus), night snake (Hypsiglena torguata), desert collared lizard (Crotaphytus
bicinctores), eastern fence lizard (Sceloporus undulatus), and a
variety of birds including
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius), Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo
jamaicensis), Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus), and
Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
