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Common Checkered Whiptail
Aspidoscelis tesselatus
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
Marbled WhiptailAspidoscelis marmoratus
Colorado Checkered WhiptailAspidoscelis neotesselatus
Chihuahuan Spotted WhiptailAspidoscelis exsanguis
Western WhiptailAspidoscelis tigris
Common Spotted WhiptailAspidoscelis gularis
Common Side-blotched LizardUta stansburiana
Rusty-rumped WhiptailAspidoscelis scalaris
New Mexico WhiptailAspidoscelis neomexicanus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 5,465 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 2,799 |
| New Mexico | 835 |
| Oklahoma | 418 |
| Mexico | 119 |
| Chihuahua | 116 |
| Colorado | 112 |
| Minnesota | 14 |
| Arizona | 13 |
| Coahuila de Zaragoza | 3 |
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 |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
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 Checkered Whiptail with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.