A western fence lizard in Sacramento County, California
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Squamata
Suborder:
Iguania
Family:
Phrynosomatidae
Genus:
Sceloporus
Species:
S. occidentalis
Binomial name
Sceloporus occidentalis
Baird and Girard, 1852
The western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) is a common lizard of Arizona, New Mexico, 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.
^Hollingsworth, B.; Hammerson, G.A. (2007). "Sceloporus occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64131A12747877.
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