Aspidoscelis hyperythra — Orange-throated Whiptail
Subspecies I've seen:
A. h. beldingi
Belding’s Orange-throated Whiptail
Aspidoscelis hyperythra beldingi — Belding’s Orange-throated Whiptail
Mission Trails Regional Park, San Diego County, California—June 18, 2012
Belding’s Orange-throated Whiptail (Aspidoscelis hyperythra beldingi)
These whiptails are pretty common in the greater San Diego area, but I haven't visited San Diego in lizarding season since I was a kid, and back then I wasn't paying attention to which whiptail species I had or hadn't seen. So I set out to find me some orange-throated whiptails on a pleasant June afternoon. Fortunately, I saw a few. Unfortunately, they were as uncooperative as your typical whiptail of any species, and I only got this one terrible photo.
South of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico—May 16, 2013
Belding’s Orange-throated Whiptail (Aspidoscelis hyperythra beldingi)
These whiptails are no easier to photograph in Baja California than they are in California.
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