Red-backed Whiptail Lizard
Aspidoscelis xanthonota
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- A. xanthonota – Pima Co, AZ – photo from iNaturalist, Joey Kellner
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Aspidoscelis xanthonota occurs in south-central Arizona.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Aspidoscelis xanthonota (Duellman & Lowe – 1953)
Genus: Aspidoscelis, Greek – aspido = shield + scelis (skelos) = leg – pos. ref. large shield-like scales on legs
Species: xanthonota, Greek – xanthos = orange or yellow + notos = back
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962