| Colorado checkered whiptail | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Genus: | Aspidoscelis |
| Species: | A. neotesselatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspidoscelis neotesselatus (Walker, Cordes, & H.L. Taylor, 1997) | |
The Colorado checkered whiptail or triploid checkered whiptail (Aspidoscelis neotesselatus) is a species of teiid lizard found in Colorado in the United States. [2]
Aspidoscelis is a genus of whiptail lizards in the family Teiidae.
The western whiptail is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species ranges throughout most of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Most of its populations appear stable, and it is not listed as endangered in any of the states comprising its range. It lives in a wide variety of habitats, including deserts and semiarid shrubland, usually in areas with sparse vegetation; it also may be found in woodland, open dry forest, and riparian growth. It lives in burrows. Major differences between this species and the checkered whiptail include the lack of enlarged scales anterior to the gular fold and the presence of enlarged postantebrachial scales. It was previously known as Cnemidophorus tigris, until phylogenetic analyses concluded that the genus Cnemidophorus was polyphyletic. Since it does not migrate, a number of forms have developed in different regions, several of which have been given subspecific names – for example the California whiptail, Aspidoscelis tigris munda.
The gray checkered whiptail, also known commonly as Dixon's whiptail and the gray-checkered whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to northern Mexico, and to the United States in southern New Mexico and western Texas.
The checkered whiptail is a species of lizard found in the southwestern United States in Colorado, Texas and New Mexico, and in northern Mexico in Chihuahua and Coahuila. Many sources believe that the species originated from the hybridization of the marbled whiptail, Aspidoscelis marmorata, the plateau spotted whiptail, Aspidoscelis septemvittata, and possibly the six-lined racerunner, Aspidoscelis sexlineata. It is one of many lizard species known to be parthenogenic. It is sometimes referred to as the common checkered whiptail to differentiate it from several other species known as checkered whiptails.
Aspidoscelis carmenensis, the Carmen Island whiptail, is a species of teiid lizard endemic to Carmen Island in Mexico.
Aspidoscelis ceralbensis, the Cerralvo Island whiptail, is a species of teiid lizard endemic to Jacques Cousteau Island in Mexico.
Aspidoscelis communis, also known as the Colima giant whiptail, is a species of teiid lizard endemic to Mexico.
Aspidoscelis costatus, also known as the western Mexico whiptail, is a species of whiptail lizard endemic to Mexico, including Guerrero, Morelos, and Puebla in southern Mexico, as well as other Mexican states. Its range spans both temperate and tropical habitats, and even densely populated urban areas. Its common name, the Western Mexico Whiptail, can easily be confused with the Western Whiptail, which refers to a different lizard, Aspidoscelis tigris.
Aspidoscelis danheimae, also known commonly as the Isla San José whiptail, the San Jose Island blue-throated whiptail, and el huico de la Isla San José in Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to Isla San José in Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Aspidoscelis espiritensis, the Espiritu Santo whiptail, is a species of teiid lizard endemic to Isla Espíritu Santo in Mexico.
Aspidoscelis franciscensis, the San Francisco Island whiptail, is a species of teiid lizard endemic to San Francisco Island in Mexico.
The Baja California whiptail is a species of teiid lizard endemic to the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico.
The San Pedro Martir whiptail is a species of teiid lizard endemic to San Pedro Mártir Island in Mexico.
The Mexican whiptail is a species of teiid lizard endemic to Mexico.
Aspidoscelis opatae, the Opata whiptail, is a species of teiid lizard endemic to Mexico.
Aspidoscelis pictus, the Isla Monserrate whiptail, is a species of teiid lizard endemic to Isla Monserrate in Mexico.
Aspidoscelis rodecki, also known commonly as Rodeck's whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.
The Sonoran spotted whiptail is a parthenogenic species of teiid lizard found in Arizona and New Mexico in the United States, and Mexico.
The plateau striped whiptail is a species of teiid lizard found in Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico in the United States. It has been introduced to the State of Oregon
