Pai Striped Whiptail Lizard
Aspidoscelis pai
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- A. pai – Coconino Co, AZ – photo by Gary Nafis
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Aspidoscelis pai occurs in scattered populations along the Colorado Plateau in northern Arizona. There is also an isolated population located in the Mazatzal Mountains on the border of Maricopa and Gila Counties.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Aspidoscelis pai (Wright & Lowe – 1993)
Genus: Aspidoscelis, Greek – aspido = shield + scelis (skelos) = leg – pos. ref. large shield-like scales on legs
Species: pai, pres. ref. Pai Native American group, or locality name of northwestern AZ
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962