Pacific Northwest
Reptiles & Amphibians
Plateau Striped Whiptail - Aspidoscelis velox
(Springer, 1928)(= Cnemidophorus velox)
Click map to see native range in US
Native to northern Arizona and New Mexico, southern Utah, and southwestern
Colorodo, and introduced to Jefferson County, Oregon, probably in the 1960s.
Colorodo, and introduced to Jefferson County, Oregon, probably in the 1960s.
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| Juvenile female, Jefferson County, Oregon |
Adult female, Jefferson County, Oregon |
Adult female, Jefferson County, Oregon |
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| Juvenile female, with partially-shed skin, Jefferson County, Oregon | ||
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| Habitat, 2000 ft., Jefferson County | Habitat (on top of plateau) 2000 ft., Jefferson County | |
| Short Videos | ||
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| Adult Whiptails in Arizona, foraging, digging for food, and defecating. | An adult whiptail, digging in a hole, stops and slowly waves its arms and tail in a strange behavior I can't explain. |
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