Coastal Whiptail Lizard
Aspidoscelis tigris stejnegeri
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- A. t. stejnegeri – Riverside Co, CA – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- A. t. stejnegeri – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Gary Nafis
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Aspidoscelis t. stejnegeri occurs in southwestern California.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Aspidoscelis tigris stejnegeri (Van Denburgh – 1894)
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: stejnegeri, honors Leonhard Stejneger
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962