Great Basin Fence Lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis longipes
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- S. o. longipes – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Kent VanSooy
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- S. o. longipes – Washoe Co, NV – photo by Lawrence Erickson (naherp.com)
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- S. o. longipes – Riverside Co, CA – photo by Brian Hubbs (naherp.com)
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- S. o. longipes – Orange Co, CA – photo by Richard Rang (naherp.com)
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- S. o. longipes – Los Angeles Co, CA – photo by Brian Hubbs (naherp.com)
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- S. o. longipes – Lander Co, NV – photo by Debbie House (naherp.com)
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Sceloporus o. longipes occurs in coastal southern California, central and eastern California, and most of the state of Nevada.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sceloporus occidentalis longipes (Baird – 1858)
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: longipes, Latin – longi = long + pes = foot
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962