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The little striped whiptail (Aspidoscelis inornatus) is a species of lizard found in the southwestern United States (in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas) and in northern Mexico (in Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, and Nuevo León).
The Laredo striped whiptail (Aspidoscelis laredoensis) is a species of lizard found in the southern United States, in Texas, and northern Mexico in Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas. Some sources believe it to be the result of extensive hybridization between the Texas spotted whiptail, Aspidoscelis gularis and the six-lined racerunner ...
This list of reptiles of Texas includes the snakes, lizards, crocodilians, and turtles native to the U.S. state of Texas.. Texas has a large range of habitats, from swamps, coastal marshes and pine forests in the east, rocky hills and limestone karst in the center, desert in the south and west, mountains in the far west, and grassland prairie in the north.
Like other species of whiptail lizards, the six-lined racerunner is diurnal and insectivorous. A. sexlineata is most active between 9:00 am and 11:30 am on clear days between late spring and early summer when the temperature is closest to 90 °F. [9]
A. gularis in Bandera County, Texas The Texas spotted whiptail grows to 6.5 to 11 inches (17 to 28 cm) in total length (including tail). It is typically a tan brown or green-brown in color, with a pattern of seven distinct grey or white stripes that run the length of the body, and stop at the tail, with light colored spots along the sides.
A horned frog is a Texas lizard. It’s not a frog. Don’t ask. ... That red splash isn’t just a stripe. Yes, horned lizards squirt blood from their eyes. Fool around and find out.
An Eremias pseudofasciata, or false striped racerunner lizard, near some plants. The new species was identified by its size, scale pattern, coloring and other subtle physical features, the study said.
Aspidoscelis uniparens (Wright & Lowe, 1965) – desert grassland whiptail lizard; Aspidoscelis velox (Springer, 1928) – plateau striped whiptail; Aspidoscelis xanthonotus (Duellman & Lowe, 1953) – red-backed whiptail; Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ...