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Sceloporus becki VAN DENBURGH, 1905

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Higher TaxaPhrynosomatidae, Sceloporinae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Island Fence Lizard 
SynonymSceloporus becki VAN DENBURGH 1905: 3
Sceloporus occidentalis becki — SMITH 1946: 239
Sceloporus becki — WIENS & REEDER 1997
Sceloporus occidentalis becki — CROTHER 2000
Sceloporus becki — BELL et al. 2003: 116
Sceloporus becki — COLLINS & TAGGART 2009 
DistributionUSA (California: San Miguel Island)

Type locality: San Miguel Island, California. 34.035591, -120.364838 (Google Maps)  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: CAS 4537 
Diagnosis 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after R. H. Beck, collector of the holotype. 
References
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