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Sceloporus occidentalis
Mottled brownish beige lizard ~ five inches long.
Pacific Northwest coniferous forest and scrubland.
Spotted at a Mt. Shasta viewpoint beside California highway 89 about nine miles east of McCloud.
Spotted on Sep 1, 2019
Submitted on Sep 3, 2019
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Ava T-B: Thanks for the suggestion. I agree, based both on its coloration and the description of its habitat and activity.
I think it's a Western Fence Lizard, but here's an excellent reference that another spotter, Tukup, sent me a few months ago. http://www.californiaherps.com/identific...