Eastern fence lizard

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Eastern fence lizard Sceloporus undulatus

The Eastern fence lizard belong to the Phrynosomatidae family. 

They have rough, brown, grey scales. The females have a horizontal design. The males at mating have blue patches on their backs. They are small at nineteen centimetres. 

They are found by the coast, mountains, forests and wetlands. 

They eat insects and invertebrates. 

The males uses the blue patched to attract the females, the anal gland sends of a pheromone to try to get a mate. 

In spring the females lay around sixteen eggs in damp logs and decaying matter. The hatch lings hatch in the summer, they look identical to the adults but smaller in size. The male doesn't have an parental care. 

Lizard, S. and Largett, J. (2008). Sceloporus undulatus (Fence Lizard). [online] Animal Diversity Web. Available at: http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Sceloporus_undulatus/ [Accessed 15 Apr. 2015].

Srelherp.uga.edu, (2015). Species Profile: Eastern Fence Lizard (Sceloporus undulatus) | SREL Herpetology. [online] Available at: http://srelherp.uga.edu/lizards/sceund.htm [Accessed 15 Apr. 2015].