Plateau striped whiptail
| Plateau striped whiptail | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertoidea |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Genus: | Aspidoscelis |
| Species: | A. velox
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspidoscelis velox (Springer, 1928)
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The plateau striped whiptail (Aspidoscelis velox) is a species of teiid lizard found in Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico in the United States.[2] It was introduced to Cove Palisades State Park the state of Oregon as early as the 1960s; it has since persisted, with its range expanding locally to the surrounding areas.[3]
References
- ^ Hammerson, G.A. (2007). "Aspidoscelis velox". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64292A12755066. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64292A12755066.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Aspidoscelis velox at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 June 2019.
- ^ Kusaka, Carina M.; Utsumi, Kaera L.; Cordes, James E.; Barley, Anthony J.; Thomson, Robert C.; Livo, Lauren J.; Walker, James M. (14 October 2024). "Aspidoscelis velox (Plateau Striped Whiptail) in Jefferson County, Oregon, USA: Persistence of an Introduced Triploid Parthenogenetic Species of Lizard" (PDF). Western Wildlife. 11: 42–49. Retrieved 8 November 2024.