Sceloporus occidentalis longipes

Sceloporus occidentalis longipes is a subspecies of the western fence lizard,[1] commonly called the Great Basin fence lizard. Several subspecies of the western fence lizard, a species of phrynosomatid lizard, are found in the far western part of North America.[2]

Great Basin fence lizard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Genus: Sceloporus
Species:
Subspecies:
S. o. longipes
Trinomial name
Sceloporus occidentalis longipes
Baird, 1859

See also

Notes

  1. H.M. Smith, 1995
  2. C.M. Hogan, 2008

References

  • Hobart M. Smith (1995) Handbook of Lizards: Lizards of the United States and of Canada, Cornell University Press, 557 pages ISBN 0-8014-8236-4
  • C. Michael Hogan (2008) "Western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)", Globaltwitcher, ed. Nicklas Stromberg
  • "Great Basin Fence Lizard - Sceloporus occidentalis longipes". californiaherps.com. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
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