Sceloporus becki
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Phrynosomatidae |
| Genus: | Sceloporus |
| Species: | S. becki
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| Binomial name | |
| Sceloporus becki Van Denburgh, 1905
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| Synonyms | |
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Sceloporus occidentalis becki Crowther, 2000 | |
Sceloporus becki, also known as the island fence lizard,[1] is a species of lizard endemic to the Channel Islands of California.[2] [3]
Taxonomy[edit]
It was once considered a subspecies of the western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis), but is now considered to be its own species.
Etymology[edit]
The specific epithet, becki, is in honor of Rollo Howard Beck, an American ornithologist who collected the first specimens.[4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ Sceloporus becki at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 November 2021.
- ^ Hogan, 2008.
- ^ Flaxington, 2005.
- ^ Beltz, Ellin (2006). Scientific and Common Names of the Reptiles and Amphibians of North America - Explained. http://ebeltz.net/herps/biogappx.html
- ^ 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 [1]
External links[edit]
- National Park Service, Channel Islands - Island Fence Lizard U.S. Department of the Interior
- Island Fence Lizard - Sceloporus occidentalis becki CaliforniaHerps.com A Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of California
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