''Sceloporus occidentalis longipes'' is a
subspecies
In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...
of the
western fence lizard
The western fence lizard (''Sceloporus occidentalis'') is a common lizard of Arizona, New Mexico, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington (state), Washington, Northern Mexico, and the surrounding area. As the ventral abdomen of an ad ...
, commonly called the Great Basin fence lizard. Several
subspecies
In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...
of the western fence lizard, a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
phrynosomatid lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...
, are found in the far western part of
North America
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.
[C.M. Hogan, 2008]
Gallery
File:Sceloporus occidentalis longipes - Great Basin Fence Lizard.png, Adult, Malibu, California
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File:Joshua Tree National Park - Great Basin fence lizard - 01.JPG, Adult, Joshua Tree National Park
Joshua Tree National Park is an American national park in southeastern California, east of San Bernardino and Los Angeles and north of Palm Springs, California, Palm Springs. It is named after the Joshua trees (''Yucca brevifolia'') native to t ...
File:Joshua Tree National Park - Great Basin fence lizard - 03.JPG, Adult, Joshua Tree National Park
Joshua Tree National Park is an American national park in southeastern California, east of San Bernardino and Los Angeles and north of Palm Springs, California, Palm Springs. It is named after the Joshua trees (''Yucca brevifolia'') native to t ...
File:Joshua Tree National Park - Great Basin fence lizard - 04.JPG, Adult, Joshua Tree National Park
Joshua Tree National Park is an American national park in southeastern California, east of San Bernardino and Los Angeles and north of Palm Springs, California, Palm Springs. It is named after the Joshua trees (''Yucca brevifolia'') native to t ...
File:Joshua Tree National Park - Great Basin fence lizard - 05.JPG, Adult, Joshua Tree National Park
Joshua Tree National Park is an American national park in southeastern California, east of San Bernardino and Los Angeles and north of Palm Springs, California, Palm Springs. It is named after the Joshua trees (''Yucca brevifolia'') native to t ...
File:Joshua Tree National Park - Great Basin fence lizard - 06.JPG, Adult, Joshua Tree National Park
Joshua Tree National Park is an American national park in southeastern California, east of San Bernardino and Los Angeles and north of Palm Springs, California, Palm Springs. It is named after the Joshua trees (''Yucca brevifolia'') native to t ...
See also
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Coast Range fence lizard
''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 Californi ...
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Island fence lizard
An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island i ...
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Northwestern fence lizard
''Sceloporus occidentalis occidentalis'' is a subspecies of the western fence lizard. The common name for this taxon is the northwestern fence lizard. This lizard occurs in the state of Washington in the United States.C.M. Hogan, 2008
See also
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Notes
References
* Hobart M. Smith (1995) ''Handbook of Lizards: Lizards of the United States and of Canada'', Cornell University Press, 557 pages
* C. Michael Hogan (2008) "Western fence lizard (''Sceloporus occidentalis'')", Globaltwitcher, ed. Nicklas Stromber
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Sceloporus
Fauna of the Great Basin
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