Coast Range Fence Lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii
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- S. o. bocourtii – San Benito Co, CA – photo by Gary Nafis
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- S. o. bocourtii – San Luis Obispo Co, CA – photo by Brian Hubbs (naherp.com)
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- S. o. bocourtii – San Luis Obispo Co, CA – photo by Brian Hubbs (naherp.com)
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- S. o. bocourtii – Sam Mateo Co, CA – photo by Tyson Victor (naherp.com)
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- S. o. bocourtii – Monterey Co, CA – photo by Brian Hubbs (naherp.com)
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Sceloporus o. bocourtii occurs along the coast in western California from the San Francisco Bay area south to Santa Barbara County.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii (Boulenger – 1885)
Genus: Sceloporus, Greek – skelos = leg + porus = pore or opening – ref. femoral pores on hind legs
Species: occidentalis , Latin = western – ref. distribution west of Cascade Mountains
Subspecies: bocourtii, honors Marie F. Bocourt
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962