western fence lizard vs Sceloporus occidentalis

western fence lizard and Sceloporus occidentalis both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
western fence lizard	Yes	No	No	No
Sceloporus occidentalis	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, western fence lizard and Sceloporus occidentalis are synonyms defined as:

western fence lizard and Sceloporus occidentalis: common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks

Other synonyms of western fence lizard include blue-belly, swift.

western fence lizard (noun)	Sceloporus occidentalis (noun)
common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks	common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks