New Mexico Whiptail Lizard
Aspidoscelis neomexicana
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- A. neomexicana – Bernalillo Co, NM – photo by Gary Nafis
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Aspidoscelis neomexicana occurs in Central and southern New Mexico and West Texas. It is also found in several isolated populations in northwestern New Mexico, northwestern Arizona and northern Utah.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Aspidoscelis laredoensis (Lowe and Zweifel – 1952)
Genus: Aspidoscelis, Greek – aspido = shield + scelis (skelos) = leg – pos. ref. large shield-like scales on legs
Species: neomexicana, Latin – belonging to the state of New Mexico
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962