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The reproductive cycle of the spotted sand lizard, Meroles suborbitalis was studied from a histological examination of gonads. The reproductive cycle is prolonged with males undergoing spermiogenesis in all months examined. Females with reproductively active ovaries were found in all months except July. Histological evidence is presented (corpora lutea and yolk deposition in the same ovary) that more than one clutch can be produced in the same reproductive period. Females undergo a quiescent period between clutches. Regression analysis revealed a significant correlation between female body size and clutch size. Mean clutch size for 55 gravid females was 3.98 +/- 1.01 SD, range 1-6. One and two eggs are new minimum clutch sizes for M. suborbitalis. The smallest reproductively active male measured 45 mm SVL; the smallest reproductively active female measured 48 mm SVL. The prolonged reproductive cycle of M suborbitalis resembles that of Meroles anchietae.