Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii

Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Iguania
Family:Phrynosomatidae
Genus:Sceloporus
Species: S. occidentalis
Subspecies: S. o. bocourtii
Trinomial name
Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii
Boulenger, 1885
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Sceloporus undulatus Var. bocourtii
    Boulenger, 1885
  • Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii
    — E. Bell, 1954

Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii, commonly known as the Coast Range fence lizard, is a subspecies of Sceloporus occidentalis, the Western fence lizard.

Geographic range

This taxon, S. o. bocourtii, is found in the state of California, from Sonoma County south to Santa Barbara County.[3]

Taxonomy

The subspecies S. o. bocourtii is in the family Phrynosomatidae, North American spiny lizards.[4]

Etymology

The subspecific name, bocourtii, is in honor of French herpetologist Marie Firmin Bocourt.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Boulenger, 1885.
  2. ↑ Bell, 1954.
  3. ↑ Hogan, 2008.
  4. ↑ ITIS, 1996.
  5. ↑ Beltz, Ellin (2006). Scientific and Common Names of the Reptiles and Amphibians of North America – Explained. http://ebeltz.net/herps/biogappx.html.
  6. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii, p. 29).

Further reading

  • Bell, Edwin L. (1954). "A Preliminary Report on the Subspecies of the Western Fence Lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis, and its Relationships to the Eastern Fence Lizard, Sceloporus undulatus ". Herpetologica 10 (1): 31-36. (Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii, new combination).
  • Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. Iguanidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. ("Sceloporus undulatus Var. bocourtii ", new variation, p. 229).
  • Smith, Hobart M.; Brodie, Edmund D., Jr. (1982). Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. New York: Golden Press. 240 pp. ISBN 0-307-13666-3, paperback; ISBN 0-307-47009-1, hardcover. (Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii, p. 122).


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