Pacific Northwest
Reptiles & Amphibians
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Western Fence Lizard - Sceloporus occidentalis
Great Basin Fence Lizard - Sceloporus occidentalis longipes
Baird, 1859 “1858”
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| Adult, Jefferson County, Oregon | Adult, Jefferson County, Oregon | Adult male, Owyhee County, Idaho © Bill Bachman |
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| Habitat, 2,000 ft., Jefferson County, Oregon |
Habitat, Owyhee County, Idaho © Bill Bachman |
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| A female fence lizard runs across a wall in Riverside County and encounters a male who pursues her. She rejects him and he runs to an open spot on top of the wall and does a push-up display. | A male fence lizard in Inyo County defensively showing his throat color and doing push-ups. | Large, dark phase Great Basin Fence Lizards bask and eat ants off rocks in Inyo County. |
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