U.S.A .Southern California-Santa Monica Mountains-Daily this Fence Lizard basks in the sun on his favorite rock. This chameleon craves the sun. The Fence Lizard is a common lizard in Southern California.Food-insects.The tail detaches if attracted by by predator. The detail in this photo from the ruff plate like scales to the lizards claws illustrates shows how the lizards physique equips him for the environment.