Plateau striped whiptail

Plateau striped whiptail
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Family:	Teiidae
Genus:	Aspidoscelis
Species:	A. velox
Binomial name
Aspidoscelis velox (Springer, 1928)

The plateau striped whiptail (Aspidoscelis velox) is a species of teiid lizard found in Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico in the United States. ^[2] It was introduced to Cove Palisades State Park the state of Oregon as early as the 1960s; it has since persisted, with its range expanding locally to the surrounding areas. ^[3]

References

1. Hammerson, G.A. (2007). "Aspidoscelis velox". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007 e.T64292A12755066. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64292A12755066.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Aspidoscelis velox at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 14 June 2019.
3. Kusaka, Carina M.; Utsumi, Kaera L.; Cordes, James E.; Barley, Anthony J.; Thomson, Robert C.; Livo, Lauren J.; Walker, James M. (14 October 2024). "Aspidoscelis velox (Plateau Striped Whiptail) in Jefferson County, Oregon, USA: Persistence of an Introduced Triploid Parthenogenetic Species of Lizard" (PDF). Western Wildlife. 11: 42–49. Retrieved 8 November 2024.