Great Basin Fence Lizard - Sceloporus occidentalis longipes

Baird, 1859 “1858”


Adult, Jefferson County, Oregon	Adult, Jefferson County, Oregon	Adult male, Owyhee County, Idaho © Bill Bachman

Habitat

Habitat, 2,000 ft., Jefferson County, Oregon	Habitat, Owyhee County, Idaho © Bill Bachman

Short Videos

A female fence lizard runs across a wall in Riverside County and encounters a male who pursues her. She rejects him and he runs to an open spot on top of the wall and does a push-up display.	A male fence lizard in Inyo County defensively showing his throat color and doing push-ups.	Large, dark phase Great Basin Fence Lizards bask and eat ants off rocks in Inyo County.