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Common name Callisaurus draconoides: Zebra-tailed lizard Petrosaurus mearnsi: Banded rock lizard Phrynosoma blainvilli: Coast horned lizard Phrynosoma douglasii: Pygmy short-horned lizard Phrynosoma mcallii: Flat-tail horned lizard Phrynosoma platyrhinos: Desert horned lizard Sceloporus graciosus: Common sagebrush lizard Sceloporus magister ...
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.
The western skink (Plestiodon skiltonianus) is a species of small, smooth-scaled lizard with relatively small limbs. It measures about 100 to 210 mm (about 4 to 8.25 inches) in total length (body + tail).
Teiidae is a family of Lacertoidean lizards native to the Americas. Members of this family are generally known as whiptails or racerunners; however, tegus also belong to this family.
Anniella stebbinsi, the Southern California or San Diegan legless lizard, [1] [2] is a small, slender lizard, and, as the name suggests, is legless. [3] Not much is known about the lizard as a unique species, with most observations conducted while it was not recognised as separate from Anniella pulchra, the Californian legless lizard.
The lizard is endemic to Coachella Valley, California. [2] The lizard is restricted to habitats with fine, windblown sand deposits in the sandy plains of the Coachella Valley, Riverside County, California. Since the 1970s, estimates of this species' habitat has decreased by about 75% due to human activities.
Notably, unlike many other Californian reptiles, Anniella pulchra has genetic lineages endemic to Central California, with two being exclusive to the San Joaquin Valley and Carrizo Plain. Their research has also revealed that due to urban development, only one of the three localities of the Anniella pulchra located in the Bakersfield region ...
Gambelia sila, also known as the blunt-nosed leopard lizard, is listed as a federal endangered species and is listed by the State of California as an endangered species and fully protected species. This species is thought to have declined as a result of habitat destruction and habitat fragmentation caused by development and habitat modification.