Plateau Fence Lizard
Sceloporus tristichus
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- S. tritristichus – Coconino Co, AZ – photo by Diego Ortiz
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- S. tritristichus – West Colorado – photo by Meta Garrick
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- S. tritristichus – West Colorado – photo by Meta Garrick
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- S. tritristichus – West Colorado – photo by Meta Garrick
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Sceloporus tristichus occurs throughout the northern 2/3 of Arizona, the southeastern 2/3 of Utah and northern New Mexico.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sceloporus tristichus (Cope – 1875)
Genus: Sceloporus, Greek – skelos = leg + porus = pore or opening – ref. femoral pores on hind legs
Species: tristichus, Greek – tri = three + stichos = rows – ref. unknown
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962