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Western Fence Lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis
37.9097, -122.389
Field Notes
Description:
I spotted this Western Fence Lizard while I was walking in the Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Point Richmond, CA.
Habitat:
Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Point Richmond, CA.
Notes:
The western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) is a common lizard of California and the surrounding area. Because the ventral abdomen of an adult is characteristically blue, it is also known as the blue-belly. Immature western fence lizards have aquamarine-colored bellies (Wikipedia).
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2012
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