[Lizards of the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

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 as seen at left along the Atwood Road above the Labyrinth, Columbia River Gorge........August 29, 2013. The photo at right shows a western fence lizard sunning itself on a rock in the upper Columbia Hills Historical State Park.......February 12, 2020.

A male western fence lizard spotted along the Weldon Wagon Trail about one and one-half miles east of Husum, WA........April 19, 2018.

A western fence lizard spotted on dry, steep slopes under oaks above the Klickitat River about one-half mile upstream of Klickitat, WA.....April 29, 2022. Note that this individual has lost the tip of its tail.