The eastern fence lizard is a medium sized species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae, found along forest edges, rock piles, and rotting logs or stumps in the eastern United States. It is also known as the fence swift, gray lizard, gravid lizard, northern fence lizard, pine lizard, or colloquially the horn-billed lizard. One of its most notable behaviors is an escape response to fire ants, which have invaded and negatively affected many of its populations.
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System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Comparison
NatureServe Rank CITES Appendix Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Eastern Fence Lizard (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Sceloporus undulatus
Source NatureServe Explorer: Sceloporus undulatus
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Sceloporus undulatus
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Sceloporus undulatus
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyPrimary Diet, Sceloporus undulatus
Primary Diet carnivore carnivore
Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive: "Eastern fence lizards decrease insect and arachn"
Eastern fence lizards decrease insect and arachnid populations, which can be pest species in some areas.
In Biome: Grassland, Terrestrial Biomes
Habitat Regions temperate temperate terrestrial terrestrial Terrestrial Biomes savanna or grassland savanna or grassland forest forest
In Biome: Temperate Forest, Terrestrial Biomes
Habitat Regions temperate temperate terrestrial terrestrial Terrestrial Biomes savanna or grassland savanna or grassland forest forest
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: Eastern fence lizard
system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
The species is found along forest edges, rock piles, and rotting logs or stumps in the eastern United States.
Infobox: status
LC
View the Source3. Eastern Fence Lizard (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q2288496 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Phrynosomatidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 4. NatureServe Explorer: Sceloporus undulatus
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
In Biome: Riparian Zone, Species characteristics: Riparian
"palustrineHabitatDescEn": "Riparian"
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