The Eastern Fence Lizard is typically colored in shades of gray or brown, and has keeled scales, with a dark line running along the rear of the thigh. A female is usually gray and has a series of dark, wavy lines across her back. Males have a blue patch on the belly and throat. The young look like the females, but are darker and duller. The lizards prefer sparsely wooded areas with ample sunlight, with sandy or loose soil. They can be found basking atop of both natural and artificial structures including coarse woody debris, tree stumps, rock piles, and fence posts. They are most active in the early morning sun when the ground has not been fully warmed up yet.
Eastern fence lizards eat primarily insects and other arthropods, including ants, beetles, weevils, lady bugs, spiders and centipedes
Fence lizards are active during the day, basking in the sun on wood piles, fence posts and trees. During the summer months the use of rock perches decreased while the use of tree trunks and branches increased. This allows them to maintain their temperature as the season gets hotter. They tend to choose more closed surroundings than other lizards.
Eastern fence lizards mainly feed on insects and are themselves prey for birds and other larger predators. They compete with other lizard species for their insect prey.
Least Concern
