Mexico Herpetology

Adult, 100′, Sonora, Mexico

Same as above

CANYON SPOTTED WHIPTAIL
Aspidoscelis burti – Taylor 1938
Aspidoscelis burti burti – Taylor 1938

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Habitat, 100′, Sonora, Mexico

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I have seen this species once, at the above photographed locality. It was the first morning of a three-week long trip and this low rocky hill just outside of Bahia San Carlos, Sonora seemed [...]

BALSAS BASIN WHIPTAIL LIZARD
Aspidoscelis costata – Cope 1878
Aspidoscelis costata costata – Cope 1878

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Maslin, T. P. and D. M. Secoy. 1986. A Checklist of the Lizard Genus Cnemidophorus (Teiidae). Contributions in Zoology, University of Colorado Museum, 1:1-60.

SACK’S GIANT WHIPTAIL LIZARD
Aspidoscelis sackii – Wiegmann 1834
Aspidoscelis sackii sackii – Wiegmann 1834

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Maslin, T. P. and D. M. Secoy. 1986. A Checklist of the Lizard Genus Cnemidophorus (Teiidae). Contributions in Zoology, University of Colorado Museum, 1:1-60.

MEXICO PYGMY WHIPTAIL LIZARD
Aspidoscelis parvisocia – Zweifel 1960

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Maslin, T. P. and D. M. Secoy. 1986. A Checklist of the Lizard Genus Cnemidophorus (Teiidae). Contributions in Zoology, University of Colorado Museum, 1:1-60.

Adult Male, 4,000′, Jalisco, Mexico

MANY-LINED WHIPTAIL LIZARD
Aspidoscelis lineatissima – Cope 1878
Aspidoscelis lineatissima lineatissima – Cope 1878

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Maslin, T. P. and D. M. Secoy. 1986. A Checklist of the Lizard Genus Cnemidophorus (Teiidae). Contributions in Zoology, University of Colorado Museum, 1:1-60.

Adult Male, 1,800′, Sonora, Mexico

Adult Male, 1,800′, Sonora, Mexico

BARRANCA WHIPTAIL LIZARD
Aspidoscelis costata – Cope 1878
Aspidoscelis costata barrancorum – Zweifel 1959

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Maslin, T. P. and D. M. Secoy. 1986. A Checklist of the Lizard Genus Cnemidophorus (Teiidae). Contributions in Zoology, University of Colorado Museum, 1:1-60.

Adult Male, 1,000′, Colima, Mexico

Venter of adult male

COLIMA GIANT WHIPTAIL LIZARD
Aspidoscelis communis – Cope 1878
Aspidoscelis communis communis – Cope 1878

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Maslin, T. P. and D. M. Secoy. 1986. A Checklist of the Lizard Genus Cnemidophorus (Teiidae). Contributions in Zoology, University of Colorado Museum, 1:1-60.

Adult, 400′, Baja California Sur, Mexico

CAPE GIANT WHIPTAIL LIZARD
Aspidoscelis maxima – Cope 1863

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Arid Tropical Thornscrub habitat, 400′, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Same locality as above

Tropical Thornscrub habitat, 1000′, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Arroyo habitat, 900′, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Canyon Riparian Habitat, 800′, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Canal in Tropical Thornscrub habitat, 800′, Baja California Sur, Mexico

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Adult, Sea Level, Baja California Sur, Mexico

BAJA CALIFORNIA WHIPTAIL LIZARD
Aspidoscelis labialis – Stejneger 1890

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Habitat, 50′, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Habitat, 50′, Baja California, Mexico

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Adult, 1,000′, Baja California Sur, Mexico

ORANGE-THROATED WHIPTAIL LIZARD
Aspidoscelis hyperythra – Cope 1863

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Sandy Arroyo microhabitat, 1000′, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Tropical Thornscrub habitat, 1000′, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Rocky desert habitat, Baja California, Mexico

Canyon Riparian Habitat, 800′, Baja California Sur, Mexico

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Maslin, T. P. and D. M. Secoy. 1986. A Checklist of the Lizard Genus Cnemidophorus [...]

Adult, 50′, Isla Carmen, Baja California Sur, Mexico

ISLA CARMEN WHIPTAIL LIZARD
Aspidoscelis carmenensis – Maslin & Secoy 1986

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Desert scrub habitat, 50′, Isla Carmen, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Oceanside habitat, Isla Carmen, Baja California Sur, Mexico

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Adult, 3,000′, Sonora, Mexico

DESERT GRASSLAND WHIPTAIL LIZARD
Aspidoscelis uniparens – Wright & Lowe 1965

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Juvenile, 4,800′, Cochise County, Arizona

SONORA SPOTTED WHIPTAIL LIZARD
Aspidoscelis sonorae – Lowe & Wright 1964

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Maslin, T. P. and D. M. Secoy. 1986. A Checklist of the Lizard Genus Cnemidophorus (Teiidae). Contributions in Zoology, University of Colorado Museum, 1:1-60.

Adult Male, 1,400′, Tamaulipas, Mexico

COLOSSAL WHIPTAIL LIZARD
Aspidoscelis colossus – Dixon, Lieb & Ketchersid 1971

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This species is currently known from the valley of the Rio Jalpan in north-eastern Queretaro, the high xeric plains around Matehuala in north-central San Luis Potosi, and in Chihuahuan Desert associations near Tula, Tamaulipas. It may also be found in the dry [...]