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Northern Plateau Lizard
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- Order: Squamata (scaled reptiles)
- Suborder: Lacertilia (=Sauria) (lizards)
- Family: Iguanidae (iguanid lizards)
- Subfamily: Phrynosomatinae (spiny and horned
lizards)
- Genus: Sceloporus (fence and spiny
lizards)
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| Also known as: (all undulatus)
eastern fence lizard, fence swift |
Scientific Name: Sceloporus
undulatus elongatus Stejneger, 1890 |
| Habitat: A variety of
environments, from arid regions to woodland. Often seen near
brush piles and fences. |
Skelos="leg," porus="pore"
(referring to femoral pores on the legs), undulatus="wavelike
pattern" (referring to dorsal pattern), elongatus="drawn
out"
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| Length: Up to 7.5 inches. |
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| Food: Insects,
arachnids, snails, millipedes. |
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I found this lizard while hiking the trail to Dark
Angel at Arches
National Park. I didn't have a very good camera so the
picture came out a little blurry. If you look closely you
can see a blue tinge to the belly, indicating this specimen is
probably a male. |
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| The range map here indicates the
range of the entire species, Eastern Fence Lizard (Sceloporus
undulatus), not just this subspecies (there are 8 subspecies
in the US!). |
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