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Red-backed whiptail

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Red-backed whiptail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Aspidoscelis
Species:
A. xanthonota
Binomial name
Aspidoscelis xanthonota
(Duellman [fr] & Lowe, 1953)

The red-backed whiptail (Aspidoscelis xanthonota) is a species of teiid lizard found in Arizona in the United States and Sonora in Mexico.[2]

Description

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Its color varies between red to brown. [3]

References

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  1. ^ Hammerson, G.A. (2021). "Aspidoscelis xanthonota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T89969963A89969990. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T89969963A89969990.en.
  2. ^ Aspidoscelis xanthonotus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Red-Backed Whiptail • Fauna • Reptile/Amphibian". hikearizona.com. Retrieved 2024-02-01.