Species

Sceloporus occidentalis (Western fence lizard)

Sceloporus occidentalis. Photo: (c) Steven Kurniawidjaja, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) is a common lizard of Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Northern Mexico, and the surrounding area. As the ventral abdomen of an adult is characteristically blue, it is also known as the blue-belly.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Reptilia (Reptiles)
        Order: Squamata (Snakes and lizards)
        Suborder: Sauria (Lizards)
        Family: Phrynosomatidae (Phrynosomatid lizards)
        Subfamily: Sceloporinae (Sceloporine lizards)
        Genus: Sceloporus (Spiny lizards)
        Species: Sceloporus occidentalis (Western fence lizard)
        Subspecies: Sceloporus occidentalis occidentalis (Northwestern fence lizard)

Subtaxa

Subspecies: Sceloporus occidentalis occidentalis (Northwestern fence lizard)

Sightings

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Discussion

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