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Sceloporus undulatus
eastern fence-lizard
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Sceloporus undulatus (Bosc and Daudin in Sonnini and Latreille, 1801)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		eastern fence-lizard
Park Synonyms:		Sceloporus undulatus hyacinthinus

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Squamata, Suborder Iguania, Family Iguanidae, Genus Sceloporus, Species Sceloporus undulatus


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		WV: S5
Evidence:		53 Observations, 18 Vouchers, 6 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Assateague Island National Seashore	Aztec Ruins National Monument
Badlands National Park	Bandelier National Monument
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Canyon De Chelly National Monument	Capulin Volcano National Monument
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Chiricahua National Monument
Coronado National Memorial	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
El Malpais National Monument	El Morro National Monument
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	Fort Bowie National Historic Site
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Union National Monument	Gauley River National Recreation Area
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Mammoth Cave National Park	Mesa Verde National Park
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	Navajo National Monument
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Niobrara National Scenic River
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Pecos National Historical Park	Petrified Forest National Park
Petroglyph National Monument	Rainbow Bridge National Monument
Rocky Mountain National Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Stones River National Battlefield
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Tumacacori National Historical Park	Tuzigoot National Monument
Walnut Canyon National Monument	Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Wupatki National Monument	Yucca House National Monument


Last Modified Date:	7/13/2010

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 7:28:14 PM

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