fence lizard

/fɛns ˌlɪzərd/

Other forms: fence lizards

Definitions of fence lizard

1. noun

   spiny lizard often seen basking on fences in the United States and northern Mexico
   types:

   Sceloporus occidentalis, blue-belly, swift, western fence lizard

   common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks

   Sceloporus undulatus, eastern fence lizard, pine lizard

   small active lizard of United States and north to British Columbia

   type of:

   spiny lizard

   any of numerous lizards with overlapping ridged pointed scales; of North America and Central America