Western Marbled Whiptail Lizard
Aspidoscelis marmorata marmorata
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- A. m. marmorata – Brewster Co, TX – photo by Gary Nafis
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Aspidoscelis m. marmorata occurs along in the Rio Grande River in west Texas and in central and southern New Mexico.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Aspidoscelis marmorata marmorata (Baird & Girard – 1852)
Genus: Aspidoscelis, Greek – aspido = shield + scelis (skelos) = leg – pos. ref. large shield-like scales on legs
Species/Subspecies: marmorata, Latin – marmoratus = marbled — ref. to marbled adult pattern
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962