The specific epithet honors U.S. Army surgeon and botanist Valery Havard, who contributed much to the knowledge of southwestern plants.
Their habitat requirements include large networks of shinnery oak (Quercus havardii), which are short (<2 m) shrubs, and a sloping, sandy topography, where the lizards use "blowouts" as their primary microhabitat.
Quercus robur | Quercus ilex | Quercus petraea | Quercus alba | Quercus cerris | Quercus virginiana | Quercus rubra | Quercus garryana | Quercus acutissima | Quercus palustris | Quercus minima | Quercus fusiformis | Quercus castaneifolia | Quercus agrifolia | sand live oak (''Quercus geminata'') | Quercus × warei | ''Quercus'' × ''warei'' | Quercus suber | ''Quercus robur'' | Quercus peninsularis | Quercus lusitanica | Quercus lobata | Quercus laceyi | Quercus ilicifolia | Quercus hemisphaerica | Quercus havardii | Quercus glauca | Quercus frainetto | Quercus engelmannii | Quercus copeyensis |