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Sceloporus occidentalis longipes
Dark gray lizard with blue throat and belly. "A protein in the blood of the Western Fence Lizard kills the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. Bacteria carried by a tick that bites a lizard are destroyed as the tick ingests the lizard's blood. " - CaliforniaHerps
On a bench overlooking Lake Poway
Spotted on Feb 9, 2012
Submitted on Feb 9, 2012
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Also Known As Blue Bellied Lizards