Vivariums;reptiles;Aspidoscelis others 2

- The orange-throated whiptail (Aspidoscelis hyperythra) :

The orange-throated whiptail (Aspidoscelis hyperythra) is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. It was previously placed in the genus Cnemidophorus.

Orange-throated whiptail

Conservation status :

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification :

Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Reptilia

Order:Squamata

Family:Teiidae

Genus:Aspidoscelis

Species:A. hyperythra

Binomial name :

Aspidoscelis hyperythra
(Cope, 1863)

Subspecies :

A. h. beldingi (Stejneger, 1894)
A. h. caerulea (Dickerson, 1919)
A. h. carmenensis(Maslin & Secoy, 1986)
A. h. espiritensis(Van Denburgh & Slevin, 1921)
A. h. franciscensis(Van Denburgh & Slevin, 1921)
A. h. hyperythra (Cope, 1863)
A. h. pictus(Van Denburgh & Slevin, 1921)
A. h. schmidti(Van Denburgh & Slevin, 1921)[2][3]

Geographic range :

This lizard is native to southern California in the United States and to the states of Baja California and Baja California Sur in Mexico.[2]

Description :

A. hyperythra has five or six light-colored stripes down a black, brown, or grey dorsal side. The middle stripe may be forked at both ends. It is whitish-yellow or cream on the venter, and has an orange throat (females and juveniles may lack this character). Its head is yellow-brown to olive colored, and its tongue is forked and flicked continually. It has a length of 5–7.2 centimetres (2.0–2.8 in).

Juveniles of this species have cobalt blue legs and tails. The entire ventral surface of males, including the tail, may be orange, although gravid females may also have some orange especially lining the lower jaw. The colors are most distinct in the breeding season. Males have larger femoral pores than females.

Behavior :

The orange-throated whiptail has a distinctive, jerking gait.

For the external links , refrences click here to read the full wikipedia article

Video :

Orange-throated Whiptail Lizard - Aspidoscelis hyperythra

Other websites :

- www.iucnredlist.org/details/4996/0

- reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Aspidoscelis&species=hyperythra

- www.californiaherps.com/lizards/pages/a.h.beldingi.html

- www.southwesternherp.com/lizards/beldingi.html

- www.wildherps.com/species/A.hyperythra.html

- The Chihuahuan spotted whiptail (Cnemidophorus exsanguis, syn. Aspidoscelis exsanguis) :

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia :

The Chihuahuan spotted whiptail (Cnemidophorus exsanguis, syn. Aspidoscelis exsanguis)[1] is a species of lizard native to the United States in southern Arizona, southern New Mexico and southwestern Texas, and northern Mexico in northern Chihuahua and northern Sonora.[2]

The species is believed to be the result of extensive hybridization between the little striped whiptail, Cnemidophorus inornatus, the plateau spotted whiptail, Cnemidophorus septemvittatus, and the western Mexico whiptail, Cnemidophorus costatus. It is one of many lizard species known to be parthenogenetic.[2]

Chihuahuan spotted whiptail

Conservation status :

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Scientific classification :

Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Reptilia

Order:Squamata

Family:Teiidae

Genus:Cnemidophorus

Species:C. exsanguis

Binomial name :

Cnemidophorus exsanguis
Lowe, 1956

Description :

The Chihuahuan spotted whiptail grows from 9.5 to 12 inches in length. It is typically a reddish-brown in color, with six lighter colored stripes that run the length of the body, with spotting between the stripes. The underside is white or sometimes pale blue. It is slender-bodied with a tail nearly three times its body length.

Biology :

Like most whiptailed lizards, the Chihuahua spotted whiptail is diurnal and insectivorous.

This species can be found in many kinds of mostly arid habitat, including desert, desert grassland, dry basin forests, and oak, pine, and juniper woodland, where it lives in washes and canyons. It digs holes to lay eggs.[3]

Conservation :

This is not considered to be a threatened species.[3]

For the external links , refrences click here to read the full wikipedia article

Other websites :

- www.reptilesofaz.org/Lizards-Subpages/h-a-exsanguis.html

- reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Aspidoscelis&species=exsanguis

- www.iucnredlist.org/details/64264/0

- www.wildherps.com/species/A.exsanguis.html

- www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1894/NBF-11.1

- The Arizona striped whiptail (Aspidoscelis arizonae) :

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Arizona striped whiptail (Aspidoscelis arizonae) is a species of whiptail lizard endemic to the United States. This is a species of lizards that lives in Arizona's grassy desert areas and is normally found hiding in desert shrubs. They are approximately 72 millimetres (2.8 in) long, and, like all whiptails, they have a noticeably long whiplike tail hence the name whiptail and they are fast runners .[1]

A. arizonae are identifiable by their brown and blue bodies with noticeable yellow stripes. They are easily confused with the Pai striped whiptail.[citation needed]

Arizona striped whiptail

Conservation status :

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)

Scientific classification :

Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Reptilia

Order:Squamata

Family:Teiidae

Genus:Aspidoscelis

Species:A. arizonae

Binomial name :