Plateau Striped Whiptail (Aspidoscelis velox)

Created: February 14th, 2011 - 10:09 PM
Last Modified: February 15th, 2011 - 08:52 PM Entered by: Justin Viloria
Record 63876

Country: United States		State: Arizona	County: Mohave County	Time: 2011-02-14 14:15:00
Qty: 1	Age: Sub-Adult	Sex: Female	Method:	Habitat: -----
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Posted by Justin Viloria on Feb 15, 2011 at 08:56 PM

I agree range map for uniparens does not include the range were this was found. must be velox. thanks for catching. will get better pics next time. changed record accordingly

Posted by Brian Hinds-AKA Fundad on Feb 15, 2011 at 06:21 PM

Not an expert but that would be a range extension, and if you get a positive ID, have it written up in Herp Review.. Check this link out
http://www.reptilesofaz.org/Lizards-Subpages/h-a-uniparens.html

It's hard for me to tell from those pics..

The website above is a little more detailed then Stebbins, maybe with that website and higher resolution pics you can figure find out for sure..

Posted by Justin Viloria on Feb 15, 2011 at 01:01 PM

They resemble each other so much too. vent scales might be kinda angular what do you think?

Posted by Justin Viloria on Feb 15, 2011 at 12:55 PM

I'm no expert either. I thought in was velox at first . according to stebbins 3 rounded scales in front of vent? velox is angular? found just north of hualapais

Posted by Brian Hinds-AKA Fundad on Feb 15, 2011 at 08:26 AM

Hi Justin, That looks like a Plateau Striped Whiptail Aspidoscelis velox?

Though I am not an expert on Whiptails, the uniparens only occurs in a small area of Mohave county.. thoughts?