Plateau striped whiptail

Plateau striped whiptail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Aspidoscelis
Species:
A. velox
Binomial name
Aspidoscelis velox
(Springer, 1928)

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Aspidoscelis velox at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 June 2019.
  3. ^ 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.