Sceloporus occidentalis longipes
Sceloporus occidentalis longipes is a subspecies of the western fence lizard,[1] commonly called the Great Basin fence lizard. Several subspecies of the western fence lizard, a species of phrynosomatid lizard, are found in the far western part of North America.[2]
| Great Basin fence lizard | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Phrynosomatidae |
| Genus: | Sceloporus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | S. o. longipes |
| Trinomial name | |
| Sceloporus occidentalis longipes Baird, 1859 | |
Gallery
Adult, Malibu, California
Adult, Joshua Tree National Park
Adult, Joshua Tree National Park
Adult, Joshua Tree National Park
Adult, Joshua Tree National Park
Adult, Joshua Tree National Park
See also
- Coast Range fence lizard
- Island fence lizard
- Northwestern fence lizard
Notes
- H.M. Smith, 1995
- C.M. Hogan, 2008
References
- Hobart M. Smith (1995) Handbook of Lizards: Lizards of the United States and of Canada, Cornell University Press, 557 pages ISBN 0-8014-8236-4
- C. Michael Hogan (2008) "Western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)", Globaltwitcher, ed. Nicklas Stromberg
- "Great Basin Fence Lizard - Sceloporus occidentalis longipes". californiaherps.com. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
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