| Sierra 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. taylori |
| Trinomial name | |
| Sceloporus occidentalis taylori Camp, 1916 |
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Sceloporus occidentalis taylori is a subspecies of the Western fence lizard.[1] The common name of S.o. taylori is Sierra fence lizard. There are several subspecies of the Western fence lizard, a species of phrynosomatid lizard, all of which 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]