Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii, commonly known as the Coast Range fence lizard, is a subspecies of Sceloporus occidentalis, the Western fence lizard.
Geographic range This taxon, S. o. bocourtii, is found in the state of California, from Sonoma County south to Santa Barbara County.Hogan, 2008.
Taxonomy The subspecies S. o. bocourtii is in the family Phrynosomatidae, North American spiny lizards.ITIS, 1996.
Etymology The subspecific name, bocourtii, is in honor of French herpetologist Marie Firmin Bocourt.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. . (Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii, p. 29).
See also Great Basin fence lizard Island fence lizard Northwestern fence lizard Sierra fence lizard
References
External links Hogan, C. Michael (2008). "Western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)". Globaltwitcher, ed. Nicklas Stromberg . ITIS report: Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii (1996).
Further reading Bell, Edwin L. (1954). "A Preliminary Report on the Subspecies of the Western Fence Lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis, and its Relationships to the Eastern Fence Lizard, Sceloporus undulatus ". Herpetologica 10 (1): 31–36. (Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii, new combination). Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. Iguanidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. ("Sceloporus undulatus Var. bocourtii ", new variation, p. 229). Smith, Hobart M.; Brodie, Edmund D., Jr. (1982). Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. New York: Golden Press. 240 pp. , paperback; , hardcover. (Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii, p. 122).