Arizona Striped Whiptail Lizard
Aspidoscelis arizonae
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- A. arizonae – Cochise Co, CA – photo by Gary Nafis
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Aspidoscelis arizonae occurs in only in Arizona in three isolated populations, two located in southern Graham County and one in Cochise County.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Aspidoscelis arizonae (Van Denburgh – 1896)
Genus: Aspidoscelis, Greek – aspido = shield + scelis (skelos) = leg – pos. ref. large shield-like scales on legs
Species: arizoniae, Latin = of the state of Arizona
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962