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Sceloporus occidentalis occidentalis
Northwestern Fence Lizard Sceloporus occidentalis occidentalis Old image. Sometimes fence lizards are very dark before they have warmed up in the sun. They can look like they're completely black at a distance.
Deserts to mountains; sandy or rocky areas with low vegitation or scattered trees.
Trip to Lassen National Park.
Oh I wondered, but the reference book I had only had the Eastern Fence Lizard and it did not show up on the map of where it lived. Thanks!
A big clue that this is a fence lizard and not a side-blotched lizard are the enlarged scales on the back. You also aren't in range for side-blotched lizards :)
Spotted on Nov 2, 1998
Submitted on Jan 19, 2015
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