Western Sagebrush Lizard
Sceloporus graciosus gracilis
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- S. g. gracilis – Contra Costa Co, CA – photo by Gary Nafis
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- S. g. gracilis – Trinity Co, CA – photo by Will Flaxington (naherp.com)
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- S. g. gracilis – Trinity Co, CA – photo by Will Flaxington (naherp.com)
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- S. g. gracilis – Kern Co, CA – photo by Brian Hubbs (naherp.com)
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- S. g. gracilis – Contra Costa Co, CA – photo by Gary Nafis (californiaherps.com)
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- S. g. gracilis – Tulare Co, CA Matthew Gruen (naherp.com)
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- S. g. gracilis – Santa Clara Co, CA – photo by Owen Holt (naherp.com)
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Sceloporus g. gracilis occurs in California west of the Great Basin Desert throughout the Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi mountains, and in the inner Coast Ranges and Diablo Range to the Oregon border.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sceloporus graciosus gracilis (Baird & Girard – 1852)
Genus: Sceloporus, Greek – skelos = leg + porus = pore or opening – ref. femoral pores on hind legs
Species: graciosus, Latin = graceful – “This small and graceful species…”
Subspecies: gracilis, Latin = slender
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962