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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 and is considered common, often being seen in yards, or as the name implies, on fences.
A distinctive blue coloration is present on the sides of the belly. The lizard's overall coloration varies between brown, gray, or black with blotches, and it may have light markings forming stripes or irregular lines along the sides of the back. In some cases, dark blotching creates irregular bands. The belly is pale in color. Males are ...
An adult male desert spiny lizard usually have conspicuous blue/violet patches on the belly and throat, and a green/blue color on their tails and sides. [4] Females and juveniles have large combined dark spots on their back and belly areas, and the blue/violet and green/blue coloring is absent.
Sceloporus virgatus, commonly known as the striped plateau lizard, is a species of lizard within the genus Sceloporus. This genus is known for the signaling modalities that it uses and exhibits, including visual motion and chemical signals that aid in identifying their territories as well as color that indicates aggression. [ 2 ]
It is sometimes referred to as the prairie lizard, fence swift, gray lizard, gravid lizard, northern fence lizard or pine lizard. [4] It is also referred to colloquially as the horn-billed lizard. One of its most notable behaviors is that of its escape behavior when encountering fire ants, which have been known to invade and negatively affect ...
Blue-tailed skink may refer to: Cryptoblepharus egeriae, a lizard native to Australia's Christmas Island; Plestiodon elegans, the five-striped blue-tailed skink, a lizard found in East-Asia; Plestiodon fasciatus, the five-lined skink of North America; Trachylepis margaritifera, the rainbow mabuya of Africa
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Lizards with longer periods of seasonal activity have larger maximal adult body sizes. The sagebrush lizard population in Mt. Rose, CA has a 60% longer activity season than those in Kolbo Mesa, UT. The energy budgets of the lizards in California are 60% larger than those in Utah, and subsequently, these lizards are larger than those from Utah.