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Western fence lizard

Photo by Hippiewife
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Field Notes

Description:

Small 5 in. or so lizard

Species ID Suggestions

Emerald Swift / Green Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus malachiticus

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Jason Mok
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Comments (2)
Hippiewife
Thanks for the the i.d. help, my guess was western fence lizard.
MitchRay
Wrong part of the continent for an Emerald Swift. Looks like a pair of Western Fence Lizards to me, Scleroporus occidentalis.
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PublishedJune 7, 2011

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