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Western Fence Lizard

Sceloporus occidentalis

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Found this lizard in the house ^_^

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2 Comments

iantreein
iantreein 11 years ago

Thanks a lot :)

JerameyTamez
JerameyTamez 11 years ago

If the belly has any shade of blue, it could be the the Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) or one of the subspecies. It looks immature, so coloration may not be fully developed and females have less coloration than the males. It definitely looks to belong to the "fence lizard" group.

iantreein
Spotted by
iantreein

California, USA

Spotted on Jul 20, 2012
Submitted on Jul 20, 2012

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