Eastern fence lizard: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the eastern fence lizard lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Sceloporus undulatus
Group	Lizards, geckos & tuatara
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Phrynosomatidae

Where does the eastern fence lizard live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the eastern fence lizard in 2 countries and territories across North America. Wikidata lists it as endemic to United States.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the eastern fence lizard endangered?

The eastern fence lizard’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the eastern fence lizard?

The eastern fence lizard (Sceloporus undulatus) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Phrynosomatidae, genus Sceloporus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the eastern fence lizard

The eastern fence lizard (Sceloporus undulatus) is a medium-sized species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is found along forest edges, rock piles, and rotting logs or stumps in the eastern United States. It is sometimes referred to as the fence swift, gray lizard, gravid lizard, northern fence lizard or pine lizard. It is also referred to colloquially as the horn-billed lizard. One of its most notable behaviors is that of its escape behavior when encountering fire ants, which have been known to invade and negatively affect many of their populations.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eastern fence lizard (revision 1369414688), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2288496 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).