Sierra Fence Lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis taylori
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- S. o. taylori – Mariposa Co, CA – photo by Gary Nafis
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- S. o. taylori – Mariposa Co, CA – photo by Jonathan Hakim (naherp.com)
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- S. o. taylori – Mariposa Co, CA – photo by Jonathan Hakim (naherp.com)
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- S. o. taylori – Mariposa Co, CA – photo by Jonathan Hakim (naherp.com)
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- S. o. taylori – Mariposa Co, CA – photo by Jonathan Hakim (naherp.com)
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- S. o. taylori – Fresno Co, CA – photo by Will Flaxington (naherp.com)
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- S. o. taylori – Fresno Co, CA – photo by Jonathan Hakim (naherp.com)
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Sceloporus o. taylori occurs in California on the western side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains generally above 7000 feet in elevation.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sceloporus occidentalis taylori (Camp – 1916)
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: taylori, honors Edward H. Taylor
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962