Sceloporus occidentalis (male dark, female light in color) by Alan Marshall
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Fence Lizard or "Blue Belly"
Images © Alan Marshall 2007

Family Phrysonomatidae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fortuna Mountain 3/17/2007

Order SQUAMATE (SQUAMATA), Suborder LIZARDS (LACERTILIA) - The Western Fence Lizard or "Blue Belly" may reduce the incidence of Lyme Disease in their territory.


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