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Western Fence Lizard

Sceloporus occidentalis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 12,458, February 10,782, March 13,388, April 23,649, May 19,368, June 12,859, July 9,112, August 8,679, September 11,013, October 11,252, November 14,467, December 11,152.
United States170,455
California159,035
Oregon4,938
Nevada3,189
Idaho1,528
Washington1,321
Mexico898
Baja California898
Utah414
Canada135

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Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderSnakes and Lizards · Squamata
FamilyPhrynosomatid Lizards · Phrynosomatidae
GenusSpiny Lizards · Sceloporus

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