Sceloporus occidentalis taylori explained

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

References

• Hobart M. Smith (1995) Handbook of Lizards: Lizards of the United States and of Canada, Cornell University Press, 557 pages
• C. Michael Hogan (2008) "Western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)", Globaltwitcher, ed. Nicklas Stromberg https://web.archive.org/web/20120213134001/http://www.globaltwitcher.com/artspec_info.asp?thingid=55037

Notes and References

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.