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Common Checkered Whiptail
Aspidoscelis tesselata
Authorship: (Baird)
Notes
It is a unisexual parthenogenetic species (2n).
Records
It is known from numerous records from throughout IMRS by UTEP personnel.
Sources
[Carranza, 1997, Couvillon, 2011a, b, Hotchkin and Riveroll, 2005, Lukefahr, 2013, Mata-Silva, 2005, Mata-Silva et al., 2008, 2010, 2013]
Taxonomic Classification
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
SubphylumVERTEBRATA (Vertebrates)
ClassReptilia (Reptiles)
OrderSquamata (Lizards and Snakes)
SuborderLacertilia (Lizards)
FamilyTEIIDAE (Ameivas, Racerunners, and Whiptails Family)
GenusAspidoscelis
Speciestesselata
Recent Observations
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IMRSjadewnelsMay 4, 2026Fort Hancock, TX, US
Common Checkered Whiptail (opens in new tab)IMRStimavidMar 17, 2026Van Horn, TX 79855, USA
Common Checkered Whiptail (opens in new tab)IMRSbraulio32Jun 8, 2024Hudspeth County, TX, USA
Common Checkered Whiptail (opens in new tab)IMRStaniquejonesOct 15, 2023Hudspeth County, TX, USA
Common Checkered Whiptail (opens in new tab)IMRSmichaelmatthews98Oct 6, 2022Fort Hancock, TX, US
Common Checkered Whiptail (opens in new tab)IMRSviperidae4everApr 26, 2022Fort Hancock, TX, US
Common Checkered Whiptail (opens in new tab)IMRSviperidae4everApr 26, 2022Fort Hancock, TX, US
Gray-checkered Whiptail (opens in new tab)IMRSnaenriquez2Aug 13, 2021Fort Hancock, TX, US
Gray-checkered Whiptail (opens in new tab)IMRSamoreno42May 30, 2020Fort Hancock, TX, US
Gray-checkered Whiptail (opens in new tab)IMRSselena_escoApr 4, 201979854, Fort Hancock, TX, US
Theses, papers, and notes featuring this species.
- Comparison of ectoparasitic mite loads between gonochoristic (Aspidoscelis marmorata) and parthenogenic (A. tesselata) syntopic whiptail lizards (Teiidae) from the northern Chihuahuan desert of Trans-Pecos, Texas. (opens in new tab)Lukefahr, W. D. · 2013 · Thesis
- Comparison of diets of two syntopic lizards, Aspidoscelis marmorata and Aspidoscelis tesselata (Teiidae), from the northern Chihuahuan Desert of Texas. (opens in new tab)Mata-Silva, V., J. D. Johnson, and A. Ramírez-Bautista · 2013 · Southwestern Naturalist 58(2): 209–215 · Journal Article
- Reproductive characteristics of two syntopic species of whiptail lizards (Aspidoscelis marmorata and Aspidoscelis tesselata), from the Northern Chihuahuan Desert. (opens in new tab)Mata-Silva, V., A. Ramírez-Bautista, and J. D. Johnson · 2010 · Southwestern Naturalist 55(1): 125–129 · Journal Article
- Gut parasites of two syntopic species of whiptail lizards (Aspidoscelis marmorata and Aspidoscelis tesselata) from the northern Chihuahuan Desert. (opens in new tab)Mata-Silva, V., C. R. Bursey, and J. D. Johnson · 2008 · Boletín de la Sociedad Herpetológica Mexicana 16(1): 1–4 · Journal Article
- Diet comparison between two syntopic teiid lizards, Aspidoscelis marmorata and Aspidoscelis tesselata, in the northern Chihuahuan Desert. (opens in new tab)Mata-Silva, V. · 2005 · Thesis