Coast Range fence lizard | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Lacertilia |
Family: | Phrynosomatidae |
Genus: | Sceloporus |
Species: | S. occidentalis |
Subspecies: | S. o. bocourtii |
Trinomial name | |
Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii Boulenger, 1885 |
Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii is a subspecies of the Western fence lizard. This taxon, S.o. bocourtii, is found in the state of California, from Sonoma County south to Santa Barbara County.[1] This subspecies is in the family Phrynosomatidae, North American spiny lizards[2] An alternative name for this subspecies is Coast Range fence lizard. The subspecific name, bocourtii, is in honor of French herpetologist Marie Firmin Bocourt.[3]