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title: "Western Fence Lizard"
description: "Sceloporus occidentalis — Gady. The western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) is a species of lizard native to Arizona, New Mexico, and California, as well as Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Northern Mexico."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/western-fence-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Western Fence Lizard

> Sceloporus occidentalis — Gady. The western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) is a species of lizard native to Arizona, New Mexico, and California, as well as Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Northern Mexico.

- Scientific name: *Sceloporus occidentalis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `urban` (Miasta i ogrody)
- iNaturalist observations: 206653
- Wikidata: [Q3100791](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3100791)
- iNaturalist taxon: [36204](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/36204)

## Names

- en: Western Fence Lizard
- de: Westlicher Stachelleguan
- es: Bejori de Cerca Occidental
- fr: Lézard des palissades
- nl: Westelijke haagleguaan

## Countries with the most observations

US (196258), MX (1349), CA (4)

## Summary

The western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) is a species of lizard native to Arizona, New Mexico, and California, as well as Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Northern Mexico.  The species is widely found in its native range and is considered common, often being seen in yards, or as the name implies, on fences. As the ventral abdomen of an adult is characteristically blue, it is also known as the blue-belly. Two western fence lizards have been reported with duplicated or forked tails, presumably following an autotomy.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_fence_lizard

## Photo

![Western Fence Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-fence-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Anne Parsons · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/112905994

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/western-fence-lizard?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).