Plateau Striped Whiptail
Aspidoscelis velox
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,791
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The plateau striped whiptail (Aspidoscelis velox) is a species of teiid lizard found in Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico in the United States. It was introduced to Cove Palisades State Park the state of Oregon as early as the 1960s; it has since persisted, with its range expanding locally to the surrounding areas.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Plateau striped whiptail”.