Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
Adult Eastern Fence Lizards live in dry open woodlands, forest edges, rock piles, logs, and human-made fences across much of the eastern United States. They are sit-and-wait insect hunters, taking ants, beetles, grasshoppers, spiders, and other small invertebrates with rapid lunges. Adults bask conspicuously but flee up trees or into crevices when threatened, and males perform push-up displays that reveal bright blue belly and throat patches. A notable ecological fact is that this species can reduce Lyme disease risk in some areas because ticks feeding on it are less likely to retain the bacterium that causes the disease.
- Type
- Swift
- Conservation status
- LC
Growth chain
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- Eastern Fence Lizard