Great Basin Whiptail Lizard
Aspidoscelis tigris tigris
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- A. t. tigris – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Jeff Nordland
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- A. t. tigris – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Aspidoscelis t. tigris occurs in southeastern California extreme western Arizona, western Utah and throughout the state of Nevada.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Aspidoscelis tigris tigris (Baird & Girard – 1852)
Genus: Aspidoscelis, Greek – aspido = shield + scelis (skelos) = leg – pos. ref. large shield-like scales on legs
Species/Subspecies: tigris, Latin = of a tiger – ref. dorsum pattern
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962