Western Fence Lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis
A western fence lizard sunning itself along the Hard Stone Trail south of Oregon Highway 206, Sherman County, Cottonwood Canyon State Park.......March 10, 2018.
Male western fence lizard clambering across a log near Canyon Creek in the Klickitat State Wildlife Area of south-central Washington........May 27, 2009.
Male western fence lizard. Note the bright blue throat patch and two blue patches that run lengthwise along the side of the body between the front and hind legs. Photographed near Canyon Creek in the Klickitat State Wildlife Area of south-central Washington........May 27, 2009.
A western fence lizard spotted at the northwest corner of Gray Butte along the Gray Butte Trail #852, Crooked River National Grasslands......May 31, 2018.
Paul Slichter