Biology:Sceloporus occidentalis taylori
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Short description: Subspecies of lizard
| Sierra fence lizard | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Phrynosomatidae |
| Genus: | Sceloporus |
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| Subspecies: | S. o. taylori
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| Trinomial name | |
| Sceloporus occidentalis taylori Camp, 1916
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Sceloporus occidentalis taylori is a subspecies of the western fence lizard,[1] commonly called the Sierra fence lizard. Several subspecies of the western fence lizard, a species of phrynosomatid lizard, are found in the far western part of North America.[2] The subspecific epithet, taylori, is in honor of American herpetologist Edward Harrison Taylor.[3]
See also
- Coast Range fence lizard
- Island fence lizard
- Northwestern fence lizard
Notes
- ↑ H.M. Smith, 1995
- ↑ C.M. Hogan, 2008
- ↑ Beltz, Ellin. 2006. Scientific and Common Names of the Reptiles and Amphibians of North America - Explained. http://ebeltz.net/herps/biogappx.html.
References
- Hobart M. Smith (1995) Handbook of Lizards: Lizards of the United States and of Canada, Cornell University Press, 557 pages ISBN:0-8014-8236-4
- C. Michael Hogan (2008) "Western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)", Globaltwitcher, ed. Nicklas Stromberg [1]
Wikidata ☰ Q7430714 entry
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