Northern Sagebrush Lizard
Sceloporus graciosus graciosus
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- S. g. graciosus – Inyo Co, CA – photo by Gary Nafis
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- S. g. graciosus – Utah Co, UT – photo by Tyson Victor (naherp.com)
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- S. g. graciosus – Utah Co, UT – photo by Joey Mugleston (naherp.com)
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- S. g. graciosus – Tulare Co, CA – photo by Will Flaxington (naherp.com)
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- S. g. graciosus – Tulare Co, CA – photo by Will Flaxington (naherp.com)
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- S. g. graciosus – Iron Co, UT – photo by Brian Hinds (naherp.com)
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Sceloporus g. graciosus occurs in northwestern New Mexico, northern Arizona, eastern California and throughout most of Nevada and all of Utah.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sceloporus graciosus graciosus (Baird & Girard – 1852)
Genus: Sceloporus, Greek – skelos = leg + porus = pore or opening – ref. femoral pores on hind legs
Species/Subspecies: graciosus, Latin = graceful – “This small and graceful species…”
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962