''Sceloporus occidentalis longipes'' is a

subspecies In Taxonomy (biology), biological classification, subspecies (: subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (Morphology (biology), morpholog ...

of the

western fence lizard The western fence lizard (''Sceloporus occidentalis'') is a species of lizard native to Arizona, New Mexico, and California, as well as Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Northern Mexico. The species is widely found in its native range ...

, commonly called the Great Basin fence lizard. Several

of the western fence lizard, a

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of phrynosomatid

lizard Lizard is the common name used for all Squamata, squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most Island#Oceanic isla ...

, are found in the far western part of

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.C.M. Hogan, 2008

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File:Sceloporus occidentalis longipes - Great Basin Fence Lizard.png, Adult,

Malibu, California Malibu ( ; ; ) is a beach city in the Santa Monica Mountains region of Los Angeles County, California, about west of downtown Los Angeles. It is known for its Mediterranean climate, its strip of beaches stretching along the Pacific Ocean coa ...

File:Joshua Tree National Park - Great Basin fence lizard - 01.JPG, Adult,

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File:Joshua Tree National Park - Great Basin fence lizard - 03.JPG, Adult,

File:Joshua Tree National Park - Great Basin fence lizard - 04.JPG, Adult,

File:Joshua Tree National Park - Great Basin fence lizard - 05.JPG, Adult,

File:Joshua Tree National Park - Great Basin fence lizard - 06.JPG, Adult,

Notes

References

* Hobart M. Smith (1995) ''Handbook of Lizards: Lizards of the United States and of Canada'', Cornell University Press, 557 pages * C. Michael Hogan (2008) "Western fence lizard (''Sceloporus occidentalis'')", Globaltwitcher, ed. Nicklas Stromber

* Sceloporus Fauna of the Great Basin Taxa named by Spencer Fullerton Baird {{Phrynosomatidae-stub

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