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
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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