Fence lizard

Fence lizard

A Fence lizard can be either of two species of spiny lizard:

*The eastern fence lizard or Northern Fence Lizard, "Sceloporus undulatus"
*The western fence lizard, "Sceloporus occidentalis"

Note that there are many other species in the Spiny Lizard genus, "Sceloporus".


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