Southern Sagebrush Lizard
Sceloporus graciosus vandenburgianus
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- S. g. vandenburgianus – San Bernardino Co, CA – photo by Gary Nafis
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- S. g. vandenburgianus – San Bernardino Co, CA – photo by Keith Condon (naherp.com)
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- S. g. vandenburgianus – San Bernardino Co, CA – photo by Brian Hinds (naherp.com)
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- S. g. vandenburgianus – Riverside Co, CA – photo by Mathew Gruen (naherp.com)
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- S. g. vandenburgianus – Los Angeles Co, CA – photo by Robert Hess (naherp.com)
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- S. g. vandenburgianus – Los Angeles Co, CA – photo by Jonathan Hakim (naherp.com)
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Sceloporus g. vandenburgianus occurs in the Transverse and Peninsular Mountain ranges of southern California.
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: graciosus, Latin = graceful – “This small and graceful species…”
Subspecies: vandenburgianus: honors John Van Denberg
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962