An observation of mating behavior in the Horrible Spiny Lizard, Sceloporus horridus Wiegmann 1834

and some courtship patterns have been described (Martínez 2023), but no previous publications have addressed mating behavior of the species.We made the observations described herein in an agricultural zone, south of Iguala de la Independencia, Guerrero, Mexico (18.32222, -99.52788).The agricultural fields in the area are bordered by rock walls averaging 1.5 m in height and on which lizards frequently bask, vegetation consisted of White Cazahuate (Ipomoea arborescens) trees and grasses, and paths between agricultural plots averaged about 4 m in width.At 0908