Aspidoscelis flagellicauda
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Gila Spotted Whiptail
I followed this whiptail around for a while as it did the typical whiptail herky-jerky ADD thing. It meandered down to the creek and had a drink, then posed on a rock, keeping its wary eye on me.
Printed references:
- Brennan, T. C. and Holycross, A. T. 2006. A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles in Arizona
- Crother, B. I. (ed.) 2017. Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding, Eighth Edition
- Smith, H. M. 1995. Handbook of Lizards: Lizards of the United States and Canada
- Stebbins, R. C. 2003. Peterson Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, Third Edition