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• n  common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks

• swift
• blue-belly
• Sceloporus occidentalis

News & Articles

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• Bluebellies: lizards that both entertain and fight Lyme disease
  Now that the temperatures have risen once again, I see Western Fence Lizards on a daily basis: basking on boulders and wood piles, scurrying along the walls of old buildings, rustling in dry leaves and grass as they race to conceal themselves when they hear the sound of my approaching footsteps. These are easily the most frequently seen reptiles in the Tehachapi Mountains, and their re-emergence ...
  May 1, 2014 - Tehachapi News