Island_fence_lizard

<i>Sceloporus becki</i>

Sceloporus becki

Species of lizard

Sceloporus becki, also known as the island fence lizard,[1] is a species of lizard endemic to the Channel Islands of California.[2] [3]

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Taxonomy

It was once considered a subspecies of the western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis), but is now considered to be its own species.

Etymology

The specific epithet, becki, is in honor of Rollo Howard Beck, an American ornithologist who collected the first specimens.[4][5]

References

  1. [1]
    Sceloporus becki at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Hogan, 2008.
  3. [3]
    Flaxington, 2005.
  4. [4]
    Beltz, Ellin (2006). Scientific and Common Names of the Reptiles and Amphibians of North America - Explained. http://ebeltz.net/herps/biogappx.doc
  5. [5]
    Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sceloporus occidentalis becki, p. 21).
  • Flaxington, William (2005). Photograph of Island fence lizard on Santa Cruz Island. Calphotos


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