Sonoran Whiptail Lizard
Aspidoscelis tigris punctilinealis
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- A. t. punctilinealis – Pima Co, AZ – photo by Gary Nafis
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Aspidoscelis t. punctilinealis occurs throughout most of the southern half of Arizona.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Aspidoscelis tigris punctilinealis (Dickerson – 1919)
Genus: Aspidoscelis, Greek – aspido = shield + scelis (skelos) = leg – pos. ref. large shield-like scales on legs
Species: tigris, Latin = of a tiger – ref. dorsum pattern
Subspecies: punctilinealis, Latin – punctus = puncture or point + linealis = along the lines
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962