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      • Class - Reptiles - Reptilia
        • Order - Lizards / Snakes - Squamata
          • Family - Sagebush / Spiny Lizards - Phrynosomatidae
            • Species - Western Fence Lizard - Sceloporus occidentalis

Western Fence Lizard - Sceloporus occidentalis

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Global Rank: G5
State Rank: SU

Agency Status
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BLM:
FWP Conservation Tier: 4

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General Description

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General Distribution

Western Hemisphere Range

 

Distribution Comments

A Western Fence Lizard population was detected near Perma in 2002 by a biology student at the Salish Kootenai College (Werner 2008). The closest known location of another Western Fence Lizard population is 240 km to the west in eastern Washington (St. John 2002). It is currently uncertain whether this population is an isolated native population or an introduced population.

Summary of Observations Submitted for Montana

Number of Observations: 5

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Relative Density

Recency

 

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References

• Web Search Engines for Articles on "Western Fence Lizard"
  • WorldCat
  • Google Scholar
  • Google Books
  • Science.gov
• Additional Sources of Information Related to "Reptiles"
  • Amphibian and Reptile Toxicology Literature
    
  • Canadian Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Network
    
  • Center for North American Herpetology
    
  • Database on Reptile Species of the World
    
  • Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Montana
    
  • Herpetology in Montana
    
  • Herpnet - Herpetological Collections Network
    
  • Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society
    
  • Natural Heritage Tracker (Statewide Database of Animal Observations)
    
  • Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
    
  • Scientific and Common Names of the Reptiles and Amphibians of North America - Explained
    
  • Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico
    
  • Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
    

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Citation for data on this website:
Western Fence Lizard — Sceloporus occidentalis.  Montana Field Guide.  Montana Natural Heritage Program and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.  Retrieved on June 20, 2013, from http://FieldGuide.mt.gov/detail_ARACF14080.aspx