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Aspidoscelis costatus, also known as the western Mexico whiptail, is a species of whiptail lizard endemic to Mexico, including Guerrero, Morelos, and Puebla in southern Mexico, as well as other Mexican states. Its range spans both temperate and tropical habitats, and even densely populated urban areas.
Aspidoscelis ceralbensis (Van Denburgh & Slevin, 1921) – Cerralvo Island whiptail; Aspidoscelis communis (Cope, 1878) – Colima giant whiptail; Aspidoscelis costatus (Cope, 1878) – western Mexico whiptail lizard; Aspidoscelis cozumela (Gadow, 1906) – Cozumel racerunner; Aspidoscelis danheimae (Burt, 1929) – Isla San José whiptail
Carmen Island whiptail (Aspidoscelis carmenensis) Aspidoscelis celeripes; Aspidoscelis ceralbensis; Aspidoscelis communis; Aspidoscelis costatus; Aspidoscelis cozumela; Aspidoscelis danheimae; Blackbelly racerunner (Aspidoscelis deppei) Aspidoscelis espiritensis; Chihuahuan spotted whiptail (Aspidoscelis exsanguis) Gila spotted whiptail ...
Aspidoscelis calidipes; Canyon spotted whiptail; Aspidoscelis carmenensis; Aspidoscelis ceralbensis; Chihuahuan spotted whiptail; Colorado checkered whiptail; Common checkered whiptail; Aspidoscelis communis; Aspidoscelis costatus; Aspidoscelis cozumela
The western whiptail (Aspidoscelis tigris) is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is found throughout most of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Most of its populations appear stable, and it is not listed as endangered in any of the states comprising its range.
Chihuahuan spotted whiptail (Aspidoscelis exsanguis), in situ, Culberson County, Texas (14 May 2018)The Chihuahuan spotted whiptail (Aspidoscelis exsanguis) [1] is a species of lizard native to the United States in southern Arizona, southern New Mexico and southwestern Texas, and northern Mexico in northern Chihuahua and northern Sonora.
The long-nosed leopard lizard preys on small lizards such as Aspidoscelis Costatus, in addition to insects and sometimes rodents, like all members of the family. This lizard also is cannibalistic, eating smaller leopard lizards when the opportunity arises.
Zweifel contributed immensely to the documentation of the nowadays Aspidoscelis costatus species. Out of the eight costata subspecies, Dr. Zweifel reported and named five of them. Zweifel worked at the American Museum of Natural History from 1954 to 1989, and was Herpetology Department Chairman from 1968 to 1980. [3]