Sceloporus occidentalis taylori

Sierra fence lizard
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Phrynosomatidae
Genus:	Sceloporus
Species:	S. occidentalis
Subspecies:	S. o. taylori
Trinomial name
Sceloporus occidentalis taylori Camp, 1916

Sceloporus occidentalis taylori is a subspecies of the western fence lizard, ^[1] commonly called the Sierra fence lizard. Several subspecies of the western fence lizard, a species of phrynosomatid lizard, 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]

See also

• Coast Range fence lizard
• Island fence lizard
• Northwestern fence lizard

Notes

1. H.M. Smith, 1995
2. C.M. Hogan, 2008
3. Beltz, Ellin. 2006. Scientific and Common Names of the Reptiles and Amphibians of North America - Explained. http://ebeltz.net/herps/biogappx.html.

Bibliography

• Hobart M. Smith (1995) Handbook of Lizards: Lizards of the United States and of Canada, Cornell University Press, 557 pages ISBN   0-8014-8236-4
• C. Michael Hogan (2008) "Western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)", Globaltwitcher, ed. Nicklas Stromberg