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Common Spotted Whiptail
Aspidoscelis gularis
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Six-lined RacerunnerAspidoscelis sexlineatus
Laredo Striped WhiptailAspidoscelis laredoensis
Western Mexico WhiptailAspidoscelis costatus
Chihuahuan Spotted WhiptailAspidoscelis exsanguis
Rusty-rumped WhiptailAspidoscelis scalaris
Colima Giant WhiptailAspidoscelis communis
Common Checkered WhiptailAspidoscelis tesselatus
Desert Grassland WhiptailAspidoscelis uniparens
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Texas | 17,233 |
|---|---|
| United States | 14,111 |
| Mexico | 1,400 |
| Oklahoma | 512 |
| Guanajuato | 390 |
| Nuevo Leon | 336 |
| Tamaulipas | 152 |
| Queretaro de Arteaga | 122 |
| New Mexico | 107 |
| San Luis Potosi | 75 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Reptiles · Reptilia |
| Order | Snakes and Lizards · Squamata |
| Family | Whiptails and Tegus · Teiidae |
| Genus | Northern Whiptails · Aspidoscelis |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Common Spotted Whiptail with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.