Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: May 12th, 2024.
 
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Genus
Aspidoscelis
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Northern Whiptails, Northern Racerunners, North American Whiptails
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Nördliche Rennechsen
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Nordlige Piskehaletejuer, Nordamerikanske Piskehaler, Nordamerikanske Væddeløbere
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1843 |  |
Aspidoscelis Fitzinger (type species: Lacerta 6-lineata Linnaeus 1766) |
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1869 | |
Verticaria Cope (type species: Cnemidophorus hyperythrus Cope 1863; syn. Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002) |
Contents:
51 species, of which 31 (60.8%) are endemic.
In addition to this, 3 laboratory-bred species have been described (see A. neavesi A. priscillae, and A. townsendae).
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included in
Cnemidophorus (e.g., Maslin & Secoy 1986).
Revalidated by Reeder, Cole & Dessauer (2002). Some authors have reluctantly accepted Aspidoscelis as a separate genus,
suggesting that status as a subgenus of
Cnemidophorus
would have been more appropriate and in the interest of taxonomic stability (e.g., Lemos-Espinal & Smith 2007).
It is considered a valid genus herein, following Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet (2012) and most other recent works.
Tucker, Colli, Giugliano, Hedges, Hendry, Lemmon, Lemmon, Sites & Pyron (2016) pointed out that the grammatical gender of Aspidoscelis is either masculine or
feminine, but should be treated as masculine.
Introduced to:
USA
(Arizona,
Florida,
Utah).
Distribution:
Belize,
Costa Rica,
El Salvador,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico
(Aguascalientes,
Baja California Norte
[incl.
Isla Cedros,
Isla San Lorenzo Sur,
Islas Coronados
(Isla Coronado Sur)],
Baja California Sur
[incl.
Isla Carmen,
Isla Cerralvo,
Isla San Francisco,
Isla San Jose,
Isla Santa Catalina],
Campeche,
Chiapas,
Chihuahua,
Coahuila,
Colima,
Distrito Federal,
Durango,
Guanajuato,
Guerrero,
Hidalgo,
Jalisco,
Mexico State,
Michoacan,
Morelos,
Nayarit
[incl.
Islas Marias
(Maria Cleofas,
Maria Madre,
Maria Magdalena,
San Juanito)],
Nuevo Leon,
Oaxaca,
Puebla,
Queretaro,
Quintana Roo
[incl.
Cozumel],
San Luis Potosi,
Sinaloa,
Sonora
[incl.
Isla San Esteban,
Isla San Pedro Martir,
Isla San Pedro Nolasco],
Tabasco,
Tamaulipas,
Tlaxcala,
Veracruz,
Yucatan,
Zacatecas),
Nicaragua,
USA
(Alabama,
Arizona,
Arkansas,
California,
Colorado,
Florida,
Georgia,
Idaho,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Maryland,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
Nebraska,
Nevada,
New Mexico,
North Carolina,
Oklahoma,
Oregon,
South Carolina,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Utah,
Virginia,
Washington, D.C.,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Wyoming).
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Aspidoscelis angusticeps
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Narrow-headed Whiptail, Black-bellied Racerunner, (Yucatán Whiptail)
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Schmalkopf-Rennechse
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Smalhovedet Piskehaleteju
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1877 | |
Cnemidophorus angusticeps Cope |
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Aspidoscelis angusticeps Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
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1964 | |
Cnemidophorus angusticeps petenensis Beargie & McCoy |
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Aspidoscelis angusticeps petenensis Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
Other common names:
angusticeps: Yucatan Narrow-headed Whiptail
petenensis: Peten Whiptail
Remarks:
Previously regarded as part of sexlineatus (e.g., Boulenger 1885; Burt 1931; Stuart 1935) or sacki (e.g., Cope 1866; Smith & Taylor 1950).
Distribution:
Belize,
Guatemala,
Mexico
(Campeche,
Quintana Roo,
Yucatan).
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Aspidoscelis arizonae
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Arizona Striped Whiptail
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Arizona-Rennechse
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Arizona-piskehaleteju
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1896 | |
Cnemidophorus arizonae Van Denburgh |
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Cnemidophorus inornatus arizonae Wright & Lowe 1965 |
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Aspidoscelis inornata arizonae Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
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Aspidoscelis arizonae Brennan & Holycross 2006 |
Remarks:
Revalidated as a separate species by Collins (1997).
Validity questioned by Sullivan, Douglas, Walker, Cordes, Davis, Anthonysamy, Sullivan & Douglas (2014).
Not listed by Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial (2016).
Distribution:
USA
(Arizona).
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Aspidoscelis bacatus
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San Pedro Nolasco Island Whiptail
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San-Pedro-Nolasco-Rennechse
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San Pedro Nolasco-piskehaleteju
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1921 | |
Cnemidophorus bacatus Van Denburgh & Slevin |
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Aspidoscelis bacatus Liner 2007 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of A. tigris aethiops (e.g., Wright 1993, 1994).
Revalidated by Walker (1983), followed by Grismer (1999) and Liner & Casas-Andreu (eds.) (2008).
Not listed by Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial (2016).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Sonora:
Isla San Pedro Nolasco).
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Aspidoscelis burti
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Canyon Spotted Whiptail
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Canyon-Rennechse
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Canyon-piskehaleteju
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1938 | |
Cnemidophorus burti Taylor |
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Aspidoscelis burti Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
Remarks:
Previously included stictogrammus and xanthonotus. Now restricted to Sonora, Mexico (Walker & Cordes 2011). Previously regarded as part of gularis (e.g., Van Denburgh 1922).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Sonora).
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Aspidoscelis burti
© Rune Midtgaard
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Aspidoscelis calidipes
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Rio Tepalcatepec Valley Whiptail
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Rio Tepalcatepec-Rennechse
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Rio Tepalcatepec-piskehaleteju
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1955 | |
Cnemidophorus calidipes Duellman |
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Aspidoscelis calidipes Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Guerrero,
Michoacan).
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Aspidoscelis canus
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Salsipuedes Island Whiptail
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Salsipuedes-Rennechse
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Salsipuedes-piskehaleteju
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1921 | |
Cnemidophorus canus Van Denburgh & Slevin |
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Cnemidophorus tessellatus canus Burt 1931 |
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Cnemidophorus tigris canus Smith & Burger 1949 |
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Aspidoscelis cana Liner 2007 |
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Aspidoscelis canus Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of tigris (e.g., Wright 1993, 1994).
Revalidated by Walker (1983), followed by Grismer (1999) and Liner & Casas-Andreu (eds.) (2008).
Not listed by Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial (2016).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Norte
[incl.
Isla San Lorenzo Sur]).
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Aspidoscelis carmenensis
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Carmen Island Whiptail, Carmen Island Orange-throated Whiptail
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Carmen-Rennechse
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Carmen-piskehaleteju
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1919 | |
Verticaria caeruleus Dickerson [not Seps caeruleus Laurenti 1768] (Grismer 1999) |
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1986 | |
Cnemidophorus hyperythrus carmenensis Maslin & Secoy [substitute name for Verticaria caeruleus Dickerson 1919] |
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Cnemidophorus carmenensis Grismer 1999 |
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Aspidoscelis carmenensis Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies or synonym of hyperythrus (e.g., Maslin & Secoy 1986; Wright 1993, 1994).
Not listed by Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial (2016).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Sur:
Isla Carmen).
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Aspidoscelis catalinensis
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Santa Catalina Island Whiptail
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Santa Catalina-Rennechse
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Santa Catalina-piskehaleteju
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1922 | |
Cnemidophorus catalinensis Van Denburgh & Slevin |
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Cnemidophorus tigris catalinensis Soule & Sloan 1966 |
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Aspidoscelis catalinensis Liner 2007 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of A. tigris aethiops or a subspecies of tigris (e.g., Wright 1993, 1994).
Revalidated by Walker (1983).
Not listed by Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial (2016).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Sur:
Isla Santa Catalina).
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Aspidoscelis celeripes
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San Jose Western Whiptail
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San-Jose-Tiger-Rennechse
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San Jose-tigerpiskehaleteju
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1919 | |
Cnemidophorus celeripes Dickerson |
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Cnemidophorus tessellatus celeripes Burt 1931 |
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Cnemidophorus tigris celeripes Smith & Burger 1949 |
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Aspidoscelis celeripes Liner 2007 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of A. tigris rubidus (e.g., Wright 1993, 1994).
Revalidated by Walker & Maslin (1966), followed by Grismer (1999) and Liner & Casas-Andreu (eds.) (2008).
Not listed by Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial (2016).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Sur:
Isla San Jose).
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Aspidoscelis ceralbensis
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Cerralvo Island Whiptail
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Cerralvo-Rennechse
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Cerralvo-piskehaleteju
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1921 | |
Verticaria ceralbensis Van Denburgh & Slevin |
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Cnemidophorus ceralbensis Burt 1931 |
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Aspidoscelis ceralbensis Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Sur:
Isla Cerralvo).
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Aspidoscelis communis
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Giant Whiptail
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Riesen-Rennechse
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Kæmpe-piskehaleteju
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1877 | |
Cnemidophorus communis Cope |
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Cnemidophorus sacki communis Smith & Taylor 1950 |
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Aspidoscelis communis Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
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1885 | |
Cnemidophorus mariarum Günther |
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Cnemidophorus gularis mariarum Cope 1892 |
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Cnemidophorus sacki mariarum Smith & taylor 1950 |
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Cnemidophorus communis mariarum Zweifel 1959 |
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Aspidoscelis communis mariarum Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
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1906 | |
Cnemidophorus communis copei Gadow |
Other common names:
communis: Colima Giant Whiptail
mariarum: Tres Marias Islands Whiptail
Remarks:
Previously regarded as part of gularis (e.g., Bocourt 1874; Cope 1891; Burt 1931), sexlineatus (e.g., Günther 1885; Burt 1935) or sacki (e.g., Smith & Taylor 1950).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Colima,
Guerrero,
Jalisco,
Michoacan,
Morelos,
Nayarit
[incl.
Islas Marias
(Maria Cleofas,
Maria Madre,
Maria Magdalena,
San Juanito)]).
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Aspidoscelis costatus
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Western Mexican Whiptail
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Westmexikanische Rennechse
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Vestmexicansk Piskehaleteju
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1877 | |
Cnemidophorus costatus Cope |
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Aspidoscelis costata Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
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Aspidoscelis costatus Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
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1906 | |
Cnemidophorus communis occidentalis Gadow (Zweifel 1961) |
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Cnemidophorus costatus occidentalis Zweifel 1961 |
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Aspidoscelis costata occidentalis Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
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1906 | |
Cnemidophorus mexicanus var. balsas Gadow (Maslin & Secoy 1986) |
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1959 | |
Cnemidophorus sacki barrancorum Zweifel |
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Cnemidophorus costatus barrancorum Duellman & Zweifel 1962 |
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Aspidoscelis costata barrancorum Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
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1959 | |
Cnemidophorus sacki griseocephalus Zweifel (Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002) |
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Cnemidophorus costatus griseocephalus Duellman & Zweifel 1962 |
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Cnemidophorus burti griseocephalus Wright 1993 |
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Aspidoscelis costata griseocephala Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
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Aspidoscelis burti griseocephalus Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
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1959 | |
Cnemidophorus sacki huico Zweifel (Zweifel 1961) |
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Cnemidophorus costatus huico Zweifel 1961 |
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Aspidoscelis costata huico Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
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1959 | |
Cnemidophorus sacki mazatlanensis Zweifel (Duellman & Zweifel 1962) |
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Cnemidophorus costatus mazatlanensis Duellman & Zweifel 1962 |
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Aspidoscelis costata mazatlanensis Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
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1959 | |
Cnemidophorus sacki nigrigularis Zweifel (Duellman & Zweifel 1962) |
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Cnemidophorus costatus nigrigularis Duellman & Zweifel 1962 |
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Aspidoscelis costata nigrigularis Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
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1960 | |
Cnemidophorus sacki zweifeli Duellman (Duellman 1961) |
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Cnemidophorus costatus zweifeli Duellman 1961 |
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Aspidoscelis costata zweifeli Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
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1965 | |
Cnemidophorus alpinus Maslin & Walker (Wright 1993) |
Other common names:
alpinus: Alpine Whiptail
barrancorum: Barranca Whiptail
costatus: Balsas Basin Whiptail
griseocephala: Blue-throated Whiptail
huico: Blue-chested Whiptail
mazatlanensis: Sinaloan Whiptail
nigrigularis: Black-throated Whiptail
occidentalis: Common Western Mexican Whiptail
zweifeli: Zweifel's Whiptail
Remarks:
Previously regarded as part of communis (e.g., Cope 1880; Gadow 1906), gularis (e.g., Cope 1892), sexlineatus (e.g., Boulenger 1885; Burt 1931) or sacki
(e.g., Smith & Taylor 1950).
Liner & Casas-Andreu (eds.) (2008) treated alpinus as a separate species, pending further studies.
A record from Colima (Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Pierce & Painter 2020) refer to communis (Reyes-Velasco, Grünwald, Jones & Ahumada-Carrillo 2020).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chihuahua,
Durango,
Guerrero,
Jalisco,
Mexico State,
Michoacan,
Morelos,
Nayarit,
Oaxaca,
Puebla,
Sinaloa,
Sonora,
Tlaxcala,
Veracruz).
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Aspidoscelis cozumelus
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Cozumel Whiptail, Cozumel Racerunner, Brown-backed Yucatecan Racerunner
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Cozumel-Rennechse
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Cozumel-piskehaleteju
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1906 | |
Cnemidophorus deppei cozumela Gadow |
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Cnemidophorus cozumelus McCoy & Maslin 1962 |
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Aspidoscelis cozumela Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
Remarks:
Now restricted to Cozumel Island (Fritts 1969). Records from the islands Contoy and Mujeres and the adjacent mainland Quintana Roo refer to rodecki. Other mainland records (Belize, Guatemala, Mexico) refer to maslini (Fritts 1969; Lee 1996; Stafford & Meyer 2000). A diploid parthenogenetic species (Maslin & Secoy 1986).
Distribution:
Belize
(Turneffe Islands),
Mexico
(Campeche,
Quintana Roo
[incl.
Cozumel]).
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Aspidoscelis danheimae
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San José Island Whiptail, San José Island Orange-throated Whiptail
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Orangekehlige San-José-Rennechse
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Orangestrubet San José-piskehaleteju
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1895 | |
Verticaria sericea Van Denburgh [not Cnemidophorus sericeus Cope 1892] (Grismer 1999) |
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Cnemidophorus sericeus Ditmars 1907 |
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1929 | |
Cnemidophorus hyperythrus danheimae Burt [substitute name for Verticaria sericea Van Denburgh 1895] |
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Cnemidophorus danheimae Grismer 1999 |
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Aspidoscelis danheimae Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies or synonym of hyperythrus (e.g., Wright 1993, 1994).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Sur:
Isla San Jose).
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Aspidoscelis deppii
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Black-bellied Whiptail, (Deppe's Racerunner)
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Siebenstreifige Rennechse
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Sortbuget Piskehaleteju
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1830 | |
Cnemidophorus deppii Wiegmann |
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Aspidoscelis deppii Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
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1860 | |
Cnemidophorus decemlineatus Hallowell (Maslin & Secoy 1986) |
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1877 | |
Cnemidophorus lativittis Cope (Wright 1993) |
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1894 | |
Cnemidophorus alfaronis Cope (Wright 1993) |
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1939 | |
Cnemidophorus deppei oligoporus Smith |
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Aspidoscelis deppei oligoporus Martín-Regalado, Gómez-Ugalde & Cisneros-Palacios 2011 |
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1960 | |
Cnemidophorus deppei infernalis Duellman & Wellman |
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Aspidoscelis deppii infernalis Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
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1968 | |
Cnemidophorus deppei schizophorus Smith & Brandon |
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Aspidoscelis deppii schizophorus Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
Other common names:
deppii: Seven-lined Racerunner
infernalis: Deppe's Inferno Racerunner
schizophora: Deppe's Split Racerunner
Remarks:
A record from Colima (Lemos-Espinal, Smith, Pierce & Painter 2020) is erroneous, but the species may occur in the state (Reyes-Velasco, Grünwald, Jones & Ahumada-Carrillo 2020).
Distribution:
Costa Rica,
El Salvador,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico
(Campeche,
Chiapas,
Guerrero,
Jalisco,
Mexico State,
Michoacan,
Morelos,
Oaxaca,
Puebla,
Tabasco,
Veracruz),
Nicaragua.
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Aspidoscelis dixoni
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Grey Checkered Whiptail
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Graue Würfelrennechse
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Grå Piskehaleteju
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1973 | |
Cnemidophorus dixoni Scudday |
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Cnemidophorus tessellatus dixoni Stebbins 1985 |
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Aspidoscelis dixoni Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of tessellatus (e.g., Maslin & Secoy 1986). Revalidated by Walker, Cordes & Taylor (1997). A diploid parthenogenetic species. Listed as occurring in Mexico by Liner (1994, 2007), but no records seem to support this.
Distribution:
USA
(New Mexico,
Texas).
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Aspidoscelis espiritensis
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Espíritu Santo Island Whiptail
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Espiritu-Santo-Rennechse
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Espiritu Santo-piskehaleteju
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1921 | |
Verticaria espiritensis Van Denburgh & Slevin |
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Cnemidophorus hyperythrus espiritensis Walker, Taylor & Maslin 1968 |
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Cnemidophorus espiritensis Grismer 1999 |
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Aspidoscelis espiritensis Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies or synonym of hyperythrus (e.g., Wright 1993, 1994).
Not listed by Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial (2016).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Sur).
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Aspidoscelis estebanensis
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San Esteban Island Whiptail
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San-Esteban-Rennechse
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San Esteban-piskehaleteju
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1919 | |
Cnemidophorus estebanensis Dickerson |
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Aspidoscelis estebanensis Liner 2007 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of tigris gracilis (e.g., Wright 1993; Grismer 1999), or of tigris aethiops (e.g., Smith & Taylor 1950),
or as a subspecies of tigris (e.g., Lowe & Norris 1955).
Revalidated by Walker, Taylor & Maslin (1966a) and Walker (1983).
Not listed by Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial (2016).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Sonora
[incl.
Isla San Esteban]).
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Aspidoscelis exsanguis
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Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail
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Chihuahua-Rennechse
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Chihuahua-piskehaleteju
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1956 | |
Cnemidophorus sacki exsanguis Lowe |
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Cnemidophorus costatus exsanguis Maslin 1962 |
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Cnemidophorus exsanguis Duellman & Zweifel 1962 |
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Aspidoscelis exsanguis Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
Remarks:
A triploid parthenogenetic species (Maslin & Secoy 1986). Previously regarded as part of gularis (e.g., Ruthven 1907; Smith 1946), or perplexus (now neomexicanus) (e.g., Burt 1931).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chihuahua,
Sonora),
USA
(Arizona,
Colorado,
New Mexico,
Texas).
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Aspidoscelis exsanguis
© Rune Midtgaard
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Aspidoscelis franciscensis
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San Francisco Island Whiptail
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San-Francisco-Insel-Rennechse
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Isla San Francisco-piskehaleteju
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1921 | |
Verticaria franciscensis Van Denburgh & Slevin |
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Cnemidophorus hyperythrus franciscensis Walker, Taylor & Maslin 1968 |
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Cnemidophorus franciscensis Grismer 1999 |
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Aspidoscelis franciscensis Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies or synonym of hyperythrus (e.g., Wright 1993, 1994).
Not listed by Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial (2016).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Sur:
Isla San Francisco).
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Aspidoscelis gularis
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Common Spotted Whiptail, Variable Whiptail
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Gewöhnliche Flecken-Rennechse
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Almindelig Plettet Piskehaleteju
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1852 | |
Cnemidophorus gularis Baird & Girard |
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Cnemidophorus sexlineatus gularis Burt 1931 |
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Cnemidophorus sacki gularis Smith 1946 |
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Aspidoscelis gularis Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
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Aspidoscelis scalaris gularis Liner & Casas-Andreu (eds.) 2008 |
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1854 | |
Cnemidophorus guttatus Hallowell [not Cnemidophorus guttatus Wiegmann 1834] (Wright 1993) |
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1892 | |
Cnemidophorus gularis sericeus Cope (Smith, Dixon, McCrystal & Chiszar 1996) |
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1906 | |
Cnemidophorus gularis meeki Gadow (Maslin & Secoy 1986) |
|
1962 | |
Cnemidophorus septemvittatus pallidus Duellman & Zweifel (Walker 1981) |
|
| |
Cnemidophorus scalaris pallidus Williams & Smith 1963 |
|
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Cnemidophorus gularis pallidus Walker 1981 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis gularis pallida Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis scalaris pallidus Liner & Casas-Andreu (eds.) 2008 |
|
1967 | |
Cnemidophorus gularis rauni Walker [invalid name; Dixon & Lemos-Espinal 2010] |
|
1971 | |
Cnemidophorus gularis colossus Dixon, Lieb & Ketchersid |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis gularis colossus Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
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Aspidoscelis scalaris colossus Liner & Casas-Andreu (eds.) 2008 |
Other common names:
colossa: Colossal Spotted Whiptail
gularis: Texas Spotted Whiptail
pallida: Pallid Spotted Whiptail
rauni: Raun's Spotted Whiptail
Remarks:
Taxonomy of this and related species has been confused.
Formerly regarded as a subspecies of sacki (e.g., Smith & Taylor 1950).
Previously included scalaris.
Liner & Casas-Andreu (eds.) (2008) considered gularis and scalaris conspecific, but erroneously applied the name scalaris to the species.
If the two forms are considered representing a single species, the name gularis, being an older name, has priority over scalaris.
Records from Belize refer to angusticeps (Stafford & Meyer 2000).
Presence in Colima needs confirmation (Reyes-Velasco, Grünwald, Jones & Ahumada-Carrillo 2020).
Smith, Dixon, McCrystal & Chiszar (1996) published information regarding priority of names within the gularis group
(gularis, scalaris, semifasciatus, septemvittatus, sericeus).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Aguascalientes,
Coahuila,
Distrito Federal,
Hidalgo,
Jalisco,
Mexico State,
Michoacan,
Nuevo Leon,
Queretaro,
San Luis Potosi,
Tamaulipas,
Veracruz),
USA
(New Mexico,
Oklahoma,
Texas).
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|
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Aspidoscelis guttatus
|
Mexican Spotted Whiptail
|
|
Mexikanische Flecken-Rennechse
|
|
Mexicansk Plettet Piskehaleteju
|
|
1834 | |
Cnemidophorus guttatus Wiegmann |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis guttata Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
1877 | |
Cnemidophorus immutabilis Cope (Wright 1993) |
|
| |
Cnemidophorus guttatus immutabilis Cope 1892 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis guttata immutabilis Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis guttatus immutabilis Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
|
1878 | |
Cnemidophorus microlepidopus Cope (Maslin & Secoy 1986) |
|
1878 | |
Cnemidophorus unicolor Cope (Maslin & Secoy 1986) |
|
1903 | |
Cnemidophorus guttatus striata Gadow (Maslin & Secoy 1986) |
|
1960 | |
Cnemidophorus guttatus flavilineatus Duellman & Wellman |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis guttata flavilineata Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis guttatus flavilineatus Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
Other common names:
flavilineata: Yellow-striped Racerunner
guttatus: Common Mexican Racerunner
immutabilis: Cope's Racerunner
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chiapas,
Colima,
Guerrero,
Morelos,
Oaxaca,
Tabasco,
Veracruz).
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|
|
Aspidoscelis hyperythrus
|
Orange-throated Whiptail
|
|
Gewöhnliche Orangekehlige Rennechse
|
|
Almindelig Orangestrubet Piskehaleteju
|
|
1863 | |
Cnemidophorus hyperythrus Cope |
|
| |
Verticaria hyperythra Cope 1870 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis hyperythra Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
1894 | |
Verticaria beldingi Stejneger (Grismer 1999) |
|
| |
Verticaria hyperythra beldingi Van Denburgh 1895 |
|
| |
Cnemidophorus beldingi Camp 1916 |
|
| |
Cnemidophorus hyperythrus beldingi Grinnell & Camp 1917 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis hyperythra beldingi Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis hyperythrus beldingi Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
|
1921 | |
Verticaria hyperythra schmidti Van Denburgh & Slevin (Grismer 1999) |
|
| |
Cnemidophorus hyperythrus schmidti Linsdale 1932 |
Other common names:
beldingi: Belding's Orange-throated Whiptail
hyperythrus: Cape Orange-throated Whiptail
schmidti: Schmidt's Orange-throated Whiptail
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Norte
[incl.
Isla Cedros],
Baja California Sur),
USA
(California).
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|
|
Aspidoscelis inornatus
|
Lesser Striped Whiptail, Little Striped Whiptail
|
|
Kleine Streifen-Rennechse
|
|
Lille Stribet Piskehaleteju
|
|
1859 | |
Cnemidophorus inornatus Baird |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis inornata Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis inornatus Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
|
1859 | |
Cnemidophorus octolineatus Baird (Maslin & Secoy 1986) |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis inornata octolineata Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis inornatus octolineatus Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
|
1961 | |
Cnemidophorus inornatus heptagrammus Axtell |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis inornata heptagramma Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis inornatus heptagrammus Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
|
1968 | |
Cnemidophorus inornatus paululus Williams |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis inornata paulula Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
1993 | |
Cnemidophorus inornatus chihuahuae Wright & Lowe |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis inornata chihuahuae Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
1993 | |
Cnemidophorus inornatus cienegae Wright & Lowe |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis inornata cienegae Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
1993 | |
Cnemidophorus inornatus gypsi Wright & Lowe |
|
| |
Cnemidophorus gypsi Collins 1997 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis inornata gypsi Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis gypsi Queiroz & Reeder in Crother (ed.) 2008 |
|
1993 | |
Cnemidophorus inornatus juniperus Wright & Lowe |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis inornata juniperus Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis inornatus juniperus Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
|
1993 | |
Cnemidophorus inornatus llanuras Wright & Lowe |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis inornata llanuras Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
Other common names:
chihuahuae: Chihuahua Striped Whiptail
cienegae: Cuatro Cienegas Striped Whiptail
gypsi: Little White Whiptail
heptagramma: Northern Striped Whiptail, Trans-Pecos Striped Whiptail
inornatus: Common Little Striped Whiptail
junipera: Woodland Striped Whiptail
llanuras: Plains Striped Whiptail
paulula: Durangan Striped Whiptail, Mexican Little Striped Whiptail
Remarks:
Previously included arizonae and pai. Records of inornatus from Arizona refer to these species. Some authors have also regarded gypsi as a separate species (e.g., Collins 1997; Queiroz & Reeder in Crother (ed.) 2008; Bartlett & Bartlett 2013), however, it is now again considered a subspecies or synonym of inornatus (e.g., Rosenblum & Harmon 2010; Queiroz & Reeder in Crother (ed.) 2012; Sullivan, Douglas, Walker, Cordes, Davis, Anthonysamy, Sullivan & Douglas 2014).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chihuahua,
Coahuila,
Durango,
Nuevo Leon,
San Luis Potosi,
Tamaulipas,
Zacatecas),
USA
(New Mexico,
Texas).
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|
|
Aspidoscelis labialis
|
Baja California Whiptail
|
|
Niederkalifornische Rennechse
|
|
Baja California-piskehaleteju
|
|
1890 | |
Cnemidophorus labialis Stejneger |
|
| |
Cnemidophorus inornatus labialis Lowe, Wright & Norris 1966 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis labialis Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Norte
[incl.
Isla Cedros],
Baja California Sur).
|
|
|
Aspidoscelis laredoensis
|
Laredo Striped Whiptail
|
|
Laredo-Rennechse
|
|
Laredo-piskehaleteju
|
|
1973 | |
Cnemidophorus laredoensis McKinney, Kay & Anderson |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis laredoensis Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
Remarks:
A diploid parthenogenetic species (Maslin & Secoy 1986). Two species are covered under the name laredoensis, but the formal description of the second species has not been published yet (Abuhteba, Walker & Cordes 2001; Crother, Boundy & al. 2003).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Tamaulipas),
USA
(Texas).
|
|
|
Aspidoscelis lineatissimus
|
Many-lined Whiptail
|
|
Vielstreifen-Rennechse
|
|
Mangestribet Piskehaleteju
|
|
1877 | |
Cnemidophorus lineatissimus Cope |
|
| |
Cnemidophorus deppii lineatissimus Hartweg & Oliver 1937 |
|
| |
Cnemidophorus lineatissimus Duellman & Wellman 1960 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis lineatissima Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis lineatissimus Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
|
1956 | |
Cnemidophorus guttatus duodecemlineatus Lewis (Duellman & Wellman 1960) |
|
| |
Cnemidophorus lineatissimus duodecemlineatus Duellman & Wellman 1960 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis lineatissima duodecemlineata Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis lineatissimus duodecemlineatus Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
|
1960 | |
Cnemidophorus lineatissimus exoristus Duellman & Wellman |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis lineatissima exorista Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis lineatissimus exoristus Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
|
1960 | |
Cnemidophorus lineatissimus lividus Duellman & Wellman |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis lineatissima livida Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis lineatissimus lividus Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
Other common names:
duodecemlineata: Twelve-lined Whiptail
exorista: Michoacan Many-lined Whiptail
lineatissimus: Common Many-lined Whiptail
lividis: Blue Many-lined Whiptail
Distribution:
Mexico
(Colima,
Guerrero,
Jalisco,
Michoacan,
Morelos,
Nayarit).
|
|
|
Aspidoscelis marmoratus
|
Marbled Whiptail
|
|
Marmor-Rennechse
|
|
Marmor-piskehaleteju
|
|
1852 | |
Cnemidophorus marmoratus Baird & Girard |
|
| |
Cnemidophorus tigris marmoratus Smith & Burger 1949 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis tigris marmorata Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis marmoratus Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
|
1892 | |
Cnemidophorus variolosus Cope (Wright 1993) |
|
| |
Cnemidophorus tigris variolosus Zweifel 1959 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis tigris variolosa Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis marmoratus variolosus Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
|
1960 | |
Cnemidophorus tigris pulcher Williams, Smith & Chrapliwy |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis tigris pulchra Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
1975 | |
Cnemidophorus tigris nigroriens Hendricks |
|
1978 | |
Cnemidophorus tigris reticuloriens Vance |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis marmorata reticuloriens Queiroz & Reeder in Crother (ed.) 2008 |
Other common names:
marmoratus: Western Marbled Whiptail
nigroriens: Eastern Black-throated Whiptail
pulcher: Beautiful Marbled Whiptail
reticuloriens: Eastern Marbled Whiptail
variolosa: Spotted Western Whiptail
Remarks:
Hendricks & Dixon (1986) revalidated marmoratus as a separate species and recognized five subspecies (marmoratus, nigroriens, pulchra, reticuloriens, variolosa). Dessauer & Cole (1991) transferred all five back as subspecies of tigris. Subsequently, different authors have chosen either the former or the latter arrangement, but the two forms are now considered separate species, based on hybridization in a narrow contact zone i SW. New Mexico (Jones & Lovich (eds.) 2009).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chihuahua,
Coahuila,
Durango,
Nuevo Leon),
USA
(New Mexico,
Texas).
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|
|
Aspidoscelis martyris
|
San Pedro Martir Island Whiptail
|
|
San-Pedro-Martir-Rennechse
|
|
San Pedro Martir-piskehaleteju
|
|
1891 | |
Cnemidophorus martyris Stejneger |
|
| |
Cnemidophorus tigris martyris Smith & Taylor 1950 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis martyris Liner 2007 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of tigris gracilis (e.g., Wright 1993, 1994).
Revalidated as a separate species by Walker (1983).
Not listed by Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial (2016).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Sonora:
Isla San Pedro Martir).
|
|
|
Aspidoscelis maslini
|
Campeche Whiptail, (Maslin's Whiptail)
|
|
Campeche-Rennechse
|
|
Campeche-piskehaleteju
|
|
1969 | |
Cnemidophorus cozumela maslini Fritts |
|
| |
Cnemidophorus maslini Taylor & Cooley 1995 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis maslini Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
Remarks:
A diploid parthenogenetic species (Maslin & Secoy 1986; Manríquez-Morán, Villagrán-Santa-Cruz, Méndez-de-la-Cruz 2000).
Distribution:
Belize,
Guatemala,
Mexico
(Campeche,
Quintana Roo).
|
|
|
Aspidoscelis maximus
|
Cape Region Whiptail, (Giant Whiptail)
|
|
San-Lucas-Rennechse
|
|
San Lucas-piskehaleteju
|
|
1863 | |
Cnemidophorus maximus Cope |
|
| |
Cnemidophorus tigris maximus Cole, Lowe & Wright 1969 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis tigris maxima Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis maximus Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
Distribution:
Regarded as a valid species, following Maslin & Secoy (1986).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Sur).
|
|
|
Aspidoscelis mexicanus
|
Common Mexican Whiptail
|
|
Gewöhnliche Mexikanische Rennechse
|
|
Almindelig Mexicansk Piskehaleteju
|
|
1869 | |
Cnemidophorus mexicanus Peters |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis mexicana Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis mexicanus Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
|
1885 | |
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus bocourtii Boulenger (Maslin & Secoy 1986) |
|
| |
Cnemidophorus communis bocourti Gadow 1906 |
|
| |
Cnemidophorus sackii bocourti Smith 1946 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as part of gularis (e.g., Stejneger 1899), communis (e.g., Gadow 1906), or sacki (e.g., Smith & Taylor 1950).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Oaxaca).
|
|
|
Aspidoscelis motaguae
|
Motagua Giant Whiptail
|
|
Motagua-Rennechse
|
|
Motagua-piskehaleteju
|
|
1941 | |
Cnemidophorus motaguae Sackett |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis motaguae Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as part of sacki (e.g., Stuart 1948; Smith & Taylor 1950).
Introduced to:
USA
(Florida).
Distribution:
El Salvador,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico
(Chiapas,
Oaxaca),
Nicaragua.
|
|
|
Aspidoscelis neavesi
|
Neaves' Whiptail
|
|
Neaves' Rennechse
|
|
Neaves' Piskehaleteju
|
|
2014 | |
Aspidoscelis neavesi Cole, Taylor, Baumann & Baumann |
Remarks:
First known tetraploid amniote that reproduces through parthenogenetic cloning. Originated through laboratory hybridization.
Distribution:
No natural populations (see remarks).
|
|
|
Aspidoscelis neomexicanus
|
New Mexican Whiptail
|
|
New-Mexico-Rennechse
|
|
New Mexico-piskehaleteju
|
|
1952 | |
Cnemidophorus neomexicanus Lowe & Zweifel |
|
| |
Cnemidophorus perplexus neomexicanus Smith 1987 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis neomexicana Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis neomexicanus Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
Remarks:
For a while referred to as perplexus (e.g., Walker 1997), a taxon which turned out to be a hybrid between neomexicanus and inornatus
(Jones & Lovich (eds.) 2009).
Specific name neomexicanus has now been conserved (ICZN 1999; Queiroz & Reeder in Crother (ed.) 2008).
A parthenogenetic species (Maslin & Secoy 1986).
Reports from Mexico (Chihuahua) need confirmation (Lemos-Espinal & Smith 2007a; Lemos-Espinal 2015).
They may have been based on confusion with exsanguis.
Introduced to:
USA
(Arizona,
Utah).
Distribution:
USA
(New Mexico,
Texas).
|
|
|
Aspidoscelis neotesselatus
|
Colorado Checkered Whiptail, Triploid Colorado Checkered Whiptail
|
|
Colorado-Würfelrennechse
|
|
Colorado-piskehaleteju
|
|
1997 | |
Cnemidophorus neotesselatus Walker, Cordes & Taylor |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis neotesselata Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis neotesselatus Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
Remarks:
A triploid parthenogenetic species.
Distribution:
USA
(Colorado).
|
|
|
Aspidoscelis opatae
|
Opata Whiptail
|
|
Opata-Rennechse
|
|
Opata-piskehaleteju
|
|
1967 | |
Cnemidophorus opatae Wright |
|
| |
Cnemidophorus velox opatae Smith 1987 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis opatae Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
Remarks:
A parthenogenetic species (Maslin & Secoy 1986).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Sonora).
|
|
|
Aspidoscelis pai
|
Pai Striped Whiptail
|
|
Pai-Rennechse
|
|
Pai-piskehaleteju
|
|
1993 | |
Cnemidophorus inornatus pai Wright & Lowe |
|
| |
Cnemidophorus pai Collins 1997 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis inornata pai Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis pai Brennan & Holycross 2006 |
Remarks:
Validity as a separate species was questioned by Sullivan, Douglas, Walker, Cordes, Davis, Anthonysamy, Sullivan & Douglas (2014).
Distribution:
USA
(Arizona).
|
|
|
Aspidoscelis parvisocius
|
Mexican Pygmy Whiptail
|
|
Mexikanische Zwerg-Rennechse
|
|
Mexicansk Dværgpiskehaleteju
|
|
1960 | |
Cnemidophorus parvisocius Zweifel |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis parvisocia Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis parvisocius Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Oaxaca,
Puebla).
|
|
|
Aspidoscelis pictus
|
Monserrate Island Whiptail
|
|
Monserrate-Rennechse
|
|
Monserrate-piskehaleteju
|
|
1921 | |
Verticaria picta Van Denburgh & Slevin |
|
| |
Cnemidophorus hyperythrus pictus Burt 1931 |
|
| |
Cnemidophorus pictus Grismer 1999 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis picta Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Norte,
Baja California Sur).
|
|
|
Aspidoscelis preopatae
|
Bavispe River Whiptail
|
|
Bavispe-Rennechse
|
|
Bavispe-piskehaleteju
|
|
2021 | |
Aspidoscelis preopatae Barley, Reeder, Nieto-Montes de Oca, Cole & Thomson |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Sonora).
|
|
|
Aspidoscelis priscillae
|
Priscilla's Whiptail
|
|
Priscillas Rennechse
|
|
Priscillas Piskehaleteju
|
|
2017 | |
Aspidoscelis priscillae Cole, Taylor, Neaves, Baumann, Newton, Schnittker & Baumann |
Remarks:
Second known tetraploid amniote that reproduces through parthenogenetic cloning (the first one being neavesi).
Originated in the laboratory from hybridization between uniparens (triploid parthenogenetic species) and inornatus (diploid bisexual species).
Distribution:
No natural populations (see remarks).
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|
|
Aspidoscelis rodecki
|
Northeast Yucatán Whiptail, (Rodeck's Whiptail)
|
|
Yucatan-Rennechse
|
|
Yucatan-piskehaleteju
|
|
1962 | |
Cnemidophorus cozumelus rodecki McCoy & Maslin |
|
| |
Cnemidophorus rodecki Fritts 1969 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis rodecki Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
Remarks:
A diploid parthenogenetic species (Maslin & Secoy 1986).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Quintana Roo).
|
|
|
Aspidoscelis sacki
|
Oaxacan Spotted Whiptail, (Sack's Spotted Whiptail)
|
|
Oaxaca-Rennechse
|
|
Oaxaca-piskehaleteju
|
|
1834 | |
Cnemidophorus sacki Wiegmann |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis sacki Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
1906 | |
Cnemidophorus communis australis Gadow (Maslin & Secoy 1986) |
|
1952 | |
Cnemidophorus gigas Davis & Smith (Duellman & Zweifel 1962) |
|
| |
Cnemidophorus sacki gigas Duellman & Zweifel 1962 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis sacki gigas Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
Other common names:
gigas: Morelos Whiptail, (Giant Spotted Whiptail)
sackii: Common Mexican Spotted Whiptail
Remarks:
Although included for Jalisco by Cruz-Sáenz, Guerrero, Lazcano & Télles-López (2009), presence in the state is considered undocumented herein, following
Cruz-Sáenz, Muñoz-Nolasco, Mata-Silva, Johnson, García-Padilla & Wilson (2017), who did not list the species for Jalisco.
Records from Colima are regarded as erroneous (Reyes-Velasco, Grünwald, Jones & Ahumada-Carrillo 2020).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Guerrero,
Mexico State,
Michoacan,
Morelos,
Oaxaca,
Puebla,
Tlaxcala).
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Aspidoscelis scalaris
|
Plateau Spotted Whiptail
|
|
Gefleckte Plateau-Rennechse
|
|
Plettet Plateau-piskehaleteju
|
|
1892 | |
Cnemidophorus gularis scalaris Cope |
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Cnemidophorus sackii scalaris Smith & Taylor 1950 |
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Cnemidophorus scalaris Williams & Smith 1963 |
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Aspidoscelis gularis scalaris Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
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Aspidoscelis scalaris Liner & Casas-Andreu (eds.) 2008 |
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1892 | |
Cnemidophorus gularis semifasciatus Cope (Smith, Dixon, McCrystal & Chiszar 1996) |
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Cnemidophorus scalaris semifasciatus Williams & Smith 1963 |
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Aspidoscelis gularis semifasciata Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
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Aspidoscelis gularis semifasciatus Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
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1892 | |
Cnemidophorus septemvittatus Cope (Smith, Dixon, McCrystal & Chiszar 1996) |
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Cnemidophorus scalaris septemvittatus Williams & Smith 1963 |
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Cnemidophorus gularis septemvittatus Walker 1967 |
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Aspidoscelis gularis septemvittata Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
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Aspidoscelis scalaris septemvittata Queiroz & Reeder in Crother (ed.) 2008 |
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Aspidoscelis septemvittata Wilson & Johnson 2010 |
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Aspidoscelis gularis septemvittatus Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
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1981 | |
Cnemidophorus gularis semiannulatus Walker (Liner & Casas-Andreu (eds.) 2008) |
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Aspidoscelis gularis semiannulata Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
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Aspidoscelis scalaris semiannulatus Liner & Casas-Andreu (eds.) 2008 |
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Aspidoscelis gularis semiannulatus Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
Other common names:
scalaris: Western Spotted Whiptail
semiannulata: Zacatecan Spotted Whiptail
semifasciata: Southern Coahuila Spotted Whiptail
septemvittata: Big Bend Spotted Whiptail
Remarks:
Taxonomy of this and related species has been confused.
Treated variously as a subspecies of gularis (e.g., Cope 1892; Walker 1981f; Maslin & Secoy 1986; Liner 2007; Dixon & Lemos-Espinal 2010), or as a separate species
(e.g., Williams & Smith 1963; Walker 1981e; Crother (ed.) 2008; Jones & Lovich (eds.) 2009).
Adding to the confusion, Liner & Casas-Andreu (eds.) (2008) considered gularis and scalaris conspecific, but erroneously applied the name scalaris to the species.
If the two forms are considered belonging to the same species, the name gularis, being an older name, has priority over scalaris.
Not listed for Coahuila by Lazcano, Nevárez-de los Reyes, García-Padilla, Johnson, Mata-Silva, DeSantis & Wilson (2019).
Not listed for San Luis Potosi by Lemos-Espinal, Smith & Woolrich-Piña (2018).
Not listed for Queretaro by Cruz-Elizalde, Ramírez-Bautista, Hernández-Salinas, Berriozabal-Islas & Wilson (2019).
Records from Tamaulipas are tentatively assigned to gularis, based on Terán-Juárez, García-Padilla, Mata-Silva, Johnson & Wilson (2016), who only included
gularis for this state.
Although included for Jalisco by some authors (e.g., Grant & Smith 1960; Lemos-Espinal & Smith 2007; Walker 1981; Cruz-Sáenz, Guerrero, Lazcano & Télles-López 2009),
presence in the state is considered undocumented herein, following Cruz-Sáenz, Muñoz-Nolasco, Mata-Silva, Johnson, García-Padilla & Wilson (2017), who did not list
the species for Jalisco.
Three different specific epithets (scalaris, semifasciatus, septemvittatus) have been treated as potential names for this species
(Crother (ed.) 2008).
See Smith, Dixon, McCrystal & Chiszar (1996) for priorities regarding these and other names in the gularis group.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Aguascalientes,
Chihuahua,
Coahuila,
Durango,
Guanajuato,
Michoacan,
Queretaro,
San Luis Potosi,
Zacatecas),
USA
(Texas).
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Aspidoscelis sexlineatus
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Six-lined Whiptail, Six-lined Racerunner
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Sechsstreifen-Rennechse
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Seksstribet Piskehaleteju
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1766 | |
Lacerta 6-lineata Linnaeus |
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Cnemidophorus sexlineatus Cope 1900 |
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Aspidoscelis sexlineata Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
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Aspidoscelis sexlineatus Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
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1820 | |
Lacerta fallax Merrem (Maslin & Secoy 1986) |
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1957 | |
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus oligoporus Hoffman 1957 [not Cnemidophorus deppii oligoporus Smith 1939] (Maslin & Secoy 1986) |
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1957 | |
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus pauciporus Hoffman [substitute name for Cnemidophorus sexlineatus oligoporus Hoffman 1957] (Maslin & Secoy 1986) |
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1966 | |
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus viridis Lowe & Wright |
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Aspidoscelis sexlineata viridis Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
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1992 | |
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus stephensi Trauth |
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Cnemidophorus sexlineatus stephensae Trauth 1995 [emendation] |
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Aspidoscelis sexlineata stephensae Queiroz & Reeder in Crother (ed.) 2008 |
Other common names:
sexlineatus: Eastern Six-lined Racerunner
stephensae: Texas Yellow-headed Racerunner
viridis: Prairie Lined Racerunner, Prairie Racerunner
Remarks:
The single known Michigan population may have been introduced (Harding & Holman 1990).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Tamaulipas),
USA
(Alabama,
Arkansas,
Colorado,
Florida,
Georgia,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Maryland,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
Nebraska,
New Mexico,
North Carolina,
Oklahoma,
South Carolina,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Virginia,
Washington, D.C.,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Wyoming).
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Aspidoscelis sonorae
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Sonoran Spotted Whiptail
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Sonora-Rennechse
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Sonora-piskehaleteju
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|
1964 | |
Cnemidophorus sonorae Lowe & Wright |
|
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Cnemidophorus exsanguis sonorae Smith 1987 |
|
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Aspidoscelis sonorae Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
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1964 | |
Cnemidophorus flagellicaudus Lowe & Wright (Taylor, Cole & Townsend 2018) |
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Cnemidophorus exsanguis flagellicaudus Smith 1987 |
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Aspidoscelis flagellicauda Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
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Aspidoscelis flagellicaudus Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
Other common names:
flagellicaudus: Gila Spotted Whiptail
Remarks:
A triploid parthenogenetic species (Maslin & Secoy 1986).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chihuahua,
Sonora),
USA
(Arizona,
New Mexico).
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Aspidoscelis sonorae
© Rune Midtgaard
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Aspidoscelis stictogrammus
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Giant Spotted Whiptail
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Grosse Flecken-Rennechse
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Stor Plettet Piskehaleteju
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|
1950 | |
Cnemidophorus sackii stictogrammus Burger |
|
| |
Cnemidophorus stictogrammus Lowe 1956 |
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Cnemidophorus burti stictogrammus Duellman & Zweifel 1962 |
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Aspidoscelis burti stictogramma Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
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| |
Aspidoscelis stictogramma Walker & Cordes 2011 |
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Aspidoscelis stictogrammus Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
Remarks:
Claimed to occur in Chihuahua (Smith & Taylor 1950; Maslin & Secoy 1986), but not mentioned for the state by Lemos-Espinal & Smith (2007a).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Sinaloa,
Sonora),
USA
(Arizona,
New Mexico).
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Aspidoscelis tessellatus
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Common Checkered Whiptail, Diploid Colorado Checkered Whiptail
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Gewöhnliche Würfelrennechse
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Skakbræt-piskehaleteju
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|
1823 | |
Ameiva tessellata Say |
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Cnemidophorus tessellatus Baird 1857 |
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Cnemidophorus sex-lineatus tessellata Günther 1885 |
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Aspidoscelis tessellata Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
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Aspidoscelis tessellatus Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
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1852 | |
Cnemidophorus grahamii Baird & Girard (Walker, Cordes & Taylor 1997; Queiroz & Reeder in Crother (ed.) 2008) |
Other common names:
grahamii: Graham's Whiptail
Remarks:
A diploid parthenogenetic species.
Triploid populations previously allocated to this species are now assigned to neotesselatus (Walker, Cordes & Taylor 1997).
Some authors have regarded grahamii (here considered a synonym) as the correct name for tessellatus
(e.g., Wright 1993, 1994; Degenhardt, Painter & Price 1996; Liner 1996).
Although included for Jalisco by Cruz-Sáenz, Guerrero, Lazcano & Télles-López (2009), presence in the state is considered undocumented herein, following
Cruz-Sáenz, Muñoz-Nolasco, Mata-Silva, Johnson, García-Padilla & Wilson (2017), who did not list the species for Jalisco.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chihuahua,
Coahuila),
USA
(Colorado,
New Mexico,
Oklahoma,
Texas).
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Aspidoscelis tigris
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Tiger Whiptail, (Western Whiptail)
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Tiger-Rennechse
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Tigerpiskehaleteju
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|
1852 | |
Cnemidophorus tigris Baird & Girard |
|
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Aspidoscelis tigris Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
1852 | |
Cnemidophorus gracilis Baird & Girard (Taylor & Walker 1996) |
|
1854 | |
Cnemidophorus undulatus Hallowell [not Cnemidophorus undulatus Wiegmann 1834] |
|
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Aspidoscelis tigris undulata Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
1863 | |
Cnemidophorus melanostethus Cope (Maslin & Secoy 1986) |
|
1892 | |
Cnemidophorus tessellatus multiscutatus Cope (Wright 1993) |
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Cnemidophorus tigris multiscutatus Murray 1955 |
|
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Aspidoscelis tigris multiscutata Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
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Aspidoscelis tigris multiscutatus Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
|
1892 | |
Cnemidophorus tessellatus rubidus Cope (Wright 1993) |
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Cnemidophorus tigris rubidus Smith & Burger 1949 |
|
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Aspidoscelis tigris rubida Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
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Aspidoscelis tigris rubidus Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
|
1894 | |
Cnemidophorus stejnegeri Denburgh (Jones & Lovich (eds.) 2009) |
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Cnemidophorus tigris stejnegeri Camp 1916 |
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Aspidoscelis tigris stejnegeri Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
1898 | |
Cnemidophorus tessellatus aethiops Cope (Wright 1993) |
|
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Cnemidophorus tigris aethiops Smith & Burger 1949 |
|
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Cnemidophorus aethiops Lowe, Wright, Cole & Bezy 1970 |
|
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Aspidoscelis tigris aethiops Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
1916 | |
Cnemidophorus tigris mundus Camp [substitute name for Cnemidophorus undulatus Hallowell 1854] (Jones & Lovich (eds.) 2009) |
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Aspidoscelis tigris munda Queiroz & Reeder in Crother (ed.) 2008 |
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Aspidoscelis tigris mundus Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
|
1919 | |
Cnemidophorus bartolomas Dickerson (Maslin & Secoy 1986) |
|
1919 | |
Cnemidophorus punctilinealis Dickerson |
|
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Cnemidophorus tigris punctilinealis Jones & Lovich (eds.) 2009 |
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Aspidoscelis tigris punctilinealis Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
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Aspidoscelis tigris punctilineatus Funk [lapsus for punctilinealis; syn. Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2020] |
|
1919 | |
Cnemidophorus tigris disparilis Dickerson |
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Aspidoscelis tigris disparilis Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
1919 | |
Cnemidophorus vandenburghi Dickerson (Wright 1993, 1994) |
|
1921 | |
Cnemidophorus dickersonae Denburgh & Slevin (Taylor & Walker 1996) |
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Cnemidophorus tigris dickersonae Walker, Taylor & Maslin 1966 |
|
1950 | |
Cnemidophorus gadovi Burger (Maslin & Secoy 1986) |
|
1950 | |
Cnemidophorus tigris septentrionalis Burger (Jones & Lovich (eds.) 2009) |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis tigris septentrionalis Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
1965 | |
Cnemidophorus tigris punctatus Walker & Maslin |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis tigris punctatus Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
|
1981 | |
Cnemidophorus tigris vividus Walker |
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Aspidoscelis tigris vividus Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
Other common names:
aethiops: Sonora-Sinaloa Desert Whiptail, (Sonoran Tiger Whiptail)
dickersonae: Dickerson's Desert Whiptail
disparilis: Angel de la Guarda Island Tiger Whiptail
multiscutata: Cedros Island Tiger Whiptail, (Coastal Whiptail)
munda: California Whiptail
punctata: Spotted Tiger Whiptail
punctilinealis (formerly gracilis): Southern Whiptail, Arizona Desert Whiptail, (Broken-lined Western Whiptail, Sonoran Tiger Whiptail)
rubida: Reddish Whiptail, Painted Desert Whiptail, Pink-tailed Whiptail
septentrionalis: Plateau Tiger Whiptail, (Northern Whiptail)
stejnegeri: Coastal Whiptail, (Stejneger's Whiptail)
tigris: Great Basin Whiptail
vandenburghi: Carmen Island Whiptail
vivida: South Coronado Island Whiptail
Remarks:
Previously included bacatus, canus, catalinensis, celeripes, estebanensis, marmoratus, and martyris, most of which were revalidated by Grismer (1999). Already Flores-Villela (1993) treated canus, estebanensis, and martyris as separate species. Lowe, Wright, Cole & Bezy (1970) treated aethiops as a full species.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Baja California Norte
[incl.
Isla Cedros,
Islas Coronados
(Isla Coronado Sur)],
Baja California Sur,
Sinaloa,
Sonora),
USA
(Arizona,
California,
Colorado,
Idaho,
Nevada,
New Mexico,
Oregon,
Utah).
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Aspidoscelis tigris
© Rune Midtgaard
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Aspidoscelis townsendae
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Townsend's Whiptail
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Townsend's Rennechse
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Townsend's Piskehaleteju
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|
2023 | |
Aspidoscelis townsendae Cole, Baumann, Taylor, Bobon, Ho, Neaves & Baumann |
Remarks:
Third known tetraploid amniote that reproduces through parthenogenetic cloning (the first two being neavesi and priscillae).
Originated in the laboratory from hybridization between four bisexual species.
Distribution:
No natural populations (see remarks).
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Aspidoscelis uniparens
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Desert Grassland Whiptail
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Wüsten-Rennechse
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Ørken-piskehaleteju
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|
1965 | |
Cnemidophorus uniparens Wright & Lowe |
|
| |
Cnemidophorus velox uniparens Smith 1987 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis uniparens Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
1989 | |
Cnemidophorus univalens Kraemer (Walker, Smith & Cordes 1996) |
Remarks:
A triploid parthenogenetic species (Maslin & Secoy 1986).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chihuahua,
Sonora),
USA
(Arizona,
New Mexico,
Texas).
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Aspidoscelis uniparens
© Rune Midtgaard
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Aspidoscelis velox
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Plateau Striped Whiptail
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Gestreifte Plateau-Rennechse
|
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Stribet Plateau-piskehaleteju
|
|
1928 | |
Cnemidophorus gularis velox Springer |
|
| |
Cnemidophorus velox Lowe 1955 |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis velox Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
|
1950 | |
Cnemidophorus sackii innotatus Burger (Maslin & Secoy 1986; Cole, Cordes & Walker 2019) |
|
| |
Aspidoscelis innotata Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
Remarks:
A triploid parthenogenetic species (Maslin & Secoy 1986).
Reeder, Cole & Dessauer (2002) recognized innotata as a separate species, however, this was not followed by Stebbins (2003) or Jones & Lovich (eds.) (2009),
although the latter authors regarded velox as a species complex, possibly comprising several species, including innotata.
Cole, Cordes & Walker (2019) returned innotata to the synonymy of velox.
Distribution:
USA
(Arizona,
Colorado,
New Mexico,
Utah).
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Aspidoscelis velox
© Rune Midtgaard
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Aspidoscelis xanthonotus
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Red-backed Whiptail
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Rotrücken-Rennechse
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Rødrygget Piskehaleteju
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|
1953 | |
Cnemidophorus sacki xanthonotus Duellman & Lowe |
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| |
Cnemidophorus burti xanthonotus Duellman & Zweifel 1962 |
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| |
Cnemidophorus xanthonotus Collins 1991 |
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| |
Aspidoscelis burti xanthonota Reeder, Cole & Dessauer 2002 |
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| |
Aspidoscelis xanthonota Brennan & Holycross 2006 |
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| |
Aspidoscelis xanthanotus [sic] Walker, Sullivan & Cordes 2021 |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Sonora),
USA
(Arizona).
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