Giant Whiptail (Aspidoscelis motaguae)
Classification: Introduced Species. It has been introduced to Florida in the United States where it is considered an invasive species.
Description: Researching......
Habitat: This lizard inhabits tropical deciduous forest and low-elevation humid forests. It also tolerates disturbed habitats and can be seen near houses in dry areas.
Range: Introduced into Miami, USA. This species has a discontinuous distribution in seasonally dry tropical forest environments from central Oaxaca (southern Mexico), through the middle Grijalva Valley in the central depression of Chiapas (southern Mexico), to Guatemala (the Salama Basin, upper Motagua Valley and the southeast of the country), central Honduras, and southwestern El Salvador. Its elevational range is from 175 to 1,200 meters
Found in these States:
FL
Reproduction: Researching......
Status: Listed as Least Concern in view of its relatively wide distribution, tolerance of a broad range of habitats, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.
»» Kingdom: Animalia - Animals
»» Phylum: Chordata - Chordates
»» Subphylum: Vertebrata - Vertebrates
»» Class: Reptilia - Reptiles
»» Order: Squamata - Lizards
»» Family: Teiidae - Whiptails & Racerunner Lizards
»» Genus: Aspidoscelis
»» Species: Aspidoscelis motaguae - Giant Whiptail
»» Subspecies: None
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