Pai Striped Whiptail (Aspidoscelis pai)
Description: This whiptail averages 3.4 inches from snout to vent. Like all whiptails, it has a pointed snout, plate-like scales on its head, granular body scales, and sharply keeled scales on its whip-like tail. It has 6 light longitudinal lines on a dark brown to black background from behind the eyes to the base of the tail, which is bright blue. Its legs, face, and ventrum are tinted pale blue.
Habitat: This species inhabits chaparral and woodland, with an upper limit in ponderosa pine parkland.
Range: This known range includes only Arizona, from the Grand Canyon and the Coconino Plateau eastward onto the Navaho Reservation; an apparently disjunct population occurs in the Mazatzal Mountains, Gila County, Arizona.
Found in these States:
AZ
Taxonomy: Following Sullivan et al. (2014), Crother (2017) recognize this taxon as a subspecies of A. inornata. This taxon was first described as a subspecies of Cnemidophorus inornatus (Aspidoscelis inornata). Crother et al. (2000, 2003, 2008) and Collins and Taggart (2002) treated it as a distinct species. Stebbins (2003) retained it in A. inornata. de Quieroz and Reeder (in Crother 2012) maintained it as a species. For our informational purposes, we are retaining it as the species Aspidochelis pai.
»» Kingdom: Animalia - Animals
»» Phylum: Chordata - Chordates
»» Subphylum: Vertebrata - Vertebrates
»» Class: Reptilia - Reptiles
»» Order: Squamata - Lizards
»» Family: Teiidae - Whiptails & Racerunner Lizards
»» Genus: Aspidoscelis
»» Species: Aspidoscelis pai - Pai Striped Whiptail
»» Subspecies: None
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