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Description
Western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis), also known as Blue-Belly. You can see a patch of blue on this ones throat.

Location: Peter Skene Ogden State Scenic Viewpoint, Oregon, USA.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_…

Interesting Fact:
Studies have shown Lyme disease is lower in areas where the lizards occur. When ticks carrying Lyme disease feed on these lizards' blood (which they commonly do, especially around their ears), a protein in the lizard's blood kills the bacterium in the tick that causes Lyme disease. The blood inside the ticks' gut is therefore cleansed and no longer carries Lyme disease. ( www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1645… )

Description
Western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis), also known as Blue-Belly. You can see a patch of blue on this ones throat.

Location: Peter Skene Ogden State Scenic Viewpoint, Oregon, USA.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_…

Interesting Fact:
Studies have shown Lyme disease is lower in areas where the lizards occur. When ticks carrying Lyme disease feed on these lizards' blood (which they commonly do, especially around their ears), a protein in the lizard's blood kills the bacterium in the tick that causes Lyme disease. The blood inside the ticks' gut is therefore cleansed and no longer carries Lyme disease. ( www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1645… )