Western Fence Lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis

Species

Presence

In Idaho

Native Origin

Terrestrial

Population

Year-round

Presence

Present

Regularity

Regularly occurring

Confidence

Confident

Conservation Ranks

State Rank S5

Global Rank G5

What do these ranks mean?

Classifications

Idaho Wildlife Classification: Protected Nongame
Reptile

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Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) - Photo Public Domain by William Bosworth, Idaho Fish and Game

Taxonomy

Reptile in the Sceloporus Genus.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Craniata

Class: Reptilia

Order: Squamata

Family: Phrynosomatidae

Species: Sceloporus occidentalis

No children of Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) found.

Names

Common Name: Western Fence Lizard

Scientific Name: Sceloporus occidentalis

ShowAliases

Possible aliases, alternative names and misspellings for Sceloporus occidentalis.

Common Name(s):

Western Fence Lizard, Great Basin Fence Lizard, Western Fence Lizard, Pacific Blue-bellied Lizard, Becki: Island Fence Lizard, Biseriatus: San Joaquin Fence Lizard, Bocourtii: Coast Range Fence Lizard, Longipes: Great Basin Fence Lizard, Occidentalis: Northwestern Fence Lizard, Taylori: Sierra Fence Lizard

Scientific Name(s):

Sceloporus occidentalis, Sceloporus occidentalis longipes