Big Bend Spotted Whiptail Lizard
Aspidoscelis scalaris septemvittata
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- A. s. septemvitatta – Terrell Co, TX – photo by Gary Nafis
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Aspidoscelis s. septemvittata occurs in the Big Bend Region of west Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Aspidoscelis scalaris septemvittata (Reeder – 2002)
Genus: Aspidoscelis, Greek – aspido = shield + scelis (skelos) = leg – pos. ref. large shield-like scales on legs
Species: scalaris, Latin – pertaining to a ladder – pos. ref. to dorsolateral markings resembling a ladder
Subspecies: septemvittata, Latin – septem = seven + vittatus = banded, striped — ref. dorsal stripes
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962