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Blue Belly

Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii

Photo by HemaShah
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37.9035, -121.991

Field Notes

Description:

Seeking shade from the blazing sun.Had yellow coloring in it's arm pits and blue on it's belly.

Habitat:

foothills of Mt diablo

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (10)
Jellis
Shows Concord to me. Did you refresh. The other coords 36 and 119 you had before were way off.
HemaShah
Jellis,I had set the map to Concord, 37.903508, -121.990671 and Fresno shows up.
HemaShah
So what what do you recommend?
Jellis
Fresno is about 200 miles away. Species would be harder to ID
HemaShah
Jellis if the map location is reasonable That will be my setting.
HemaShah
okay so look what happens, I will set it to 37.903508, -121.990671
Jellis
why set the map so far. Some species are not always in Fresno. Like the lizard. Most of yours are in the Mt. Diablo foothills area which is closer to 37.903508, -121.990671
HemaShah
Thanks. This was seen in the foothills of Mt diablo.
HemaShah
For all my california spottings i have set the map to 36.7783° N, -119.4179° W.If there is anything special i mention it in the habitat section. Manually dragging the cursor does not always work and hence this method.
Jellis
Well if your map is correct, it is a Sceloporus occidentalis biseriatus - San Joaquin Fence Lizard If it is in Mt diablo area then it is a Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii - Coast Range Fence Lizard
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2016

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