''Sceloporus occidentalis biseriatus'' 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 ...
. The common name of ''S.o. biseriatus'' is the San Joaquin fence lizard. There are 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, all of which are found in the far western part of
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
.
[C.M. Hogan, 2008]
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
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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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