Lizard Fencing

Animex wildlife fencing is designed and tested to control lizard movement and exclude them from unwanted or dangerous areas. It optimizes natural lizard behavior to encourage safe and fast movement away from the fence line and, unlike mesh fencing, inhibits climbing and entanglement.

Controlling lizard movement

It was estimated in 1998 that 1 million vertebrates were killed every day on roads in the United States, a high proportion of them being amphibians, frogs, toads, and salamanders. Given the increase in traffic volumes since then, this figure – when replicated globally – shows what a serious problem road-kill is; additional deaths occur at unfenced development sites and railroads. For salamanders, most deaths come during their migration between breeding sites (they require an aquatic environment in which to breed) and terrestrial feeding or hibernation sites.

Salamanders and newts exhibit site fidelity, which means they return to the same vernal pool(s) each spring to breed, very often the pool(s) where they were born. In many parts of the world that means having to cross roads to get there – and they’re not good at avoiding traffic. In one Canadian study, biologists found that there had been more than 30,000 amphibian deaths in four years on a 3-kilometre stretch of road. Other researchers found that in western Massachusetts, road-kill rates were high enough to lead to localized extinctions of Spotted Salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) in 25 years. Additionally, any construction site is also a potential death-trap for amphibians, hence the need for effective exclusion fencing.

IMAGES: Temporary AMX-T fencing was used to contain reptiles, including viviparous lizards, during a translocation in the UK.

Top 5 lizard species Animex is commonly used for:

Dunes sagebrush
lizard

Texas horned
lizard

Bluetail mole
skink

Desert spiny
lizard

Blunt-nosed
leopard lizard

  • Blunt-nosed leopard lizard Gambelia silus

  • Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard Uma inornata

  • Bluetail mole skink Eumeces egregius lividus

  • Sand skink Neoseps reynoldsi / Plestiodon reynoldsi

  • Reticulate collared lizard Crotaphytus reticulatus

  • Texas horned lizard Phrynosoma cornutum

  • Dunes sagebrush lizard Sceloporus arenicolus

  • and more…

Height

40in is the product height most commonly used with lizards

Standard above-ground installed height 22in / 550mm (with anti-climb and anti-dig lips)

We have various fencing products suitable for lizards

Temporary

Recommended for short-term projects between 1-5 years but has an anticipated lifespan of 25 years.

Guide Price: USD $4 per ft / CAD $18 per m

Semi-permanent

Recommended for long-term projects of approximately 15 years but has an anticipated lifespan of 50 years.

Guide Price: USD $9 per ft / CAD $40 per m

Permanent

Recommended for long-term projects of approximately 25 years but has an anticipated lifespan of 50 years.

Guide Price: USD $30 per ft / CAD $150 per m

Guide prices are based on Animex fencing material and standard fixings and fasteners. This does not include support posts or installation. AMX-48 or a smaller customized, unlisted product may be more appropriate for some projects. Please contact us if you have any concerns or questions about the height or type of fence that is best for your project.

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