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Cape Giant Whiptail - Aspidoscelis maxima
Huico de Region del Cabo
(Cope , 1864)(= Cnemidophorus maximus)
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| Adult, Cape region, Baja California Sur © Brad Murakami. (Notice how large this species grows. This specimen is approximately 30 inches long, including the tail.) |
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| Adult, La Huerta, Baja California Sur | Adult, La Huerta, Baja California Sur | |
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| Adult, Cape Region, Baja California Sur © Mauricio Correa |
Adult, Cape Region, Baja California Sur © Mauricio Correa |
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| Habitat, La Huerta, Baja California Sur | Habitat, east of La Paz, Baja California Sur © Jackson Shedd | |
References:
Grismer, L. Lee. Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California, Including Its Pacific Islands and the Islands in the Sea of Cortés. The University of California Press, 2002. McPeak, Ron H. Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California. Sea Challengers, 2000. Samuel M. McGinnis and Robert C. Stebbins. Peterson Field Guide to Western Reptiles & Amphibians. 4th Edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2018. Stebbins, Robert C. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians. 3rd Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003. The Reptile Database San Diego Natural History Museum |
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