Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Canyon spotted whiptail
Species of lizard From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
The canyon spotted whiptail (Aspidoscelis burti), also known commonly as el huico manchado de cañón in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to northwestern Mexico and the adjacent southwestern United States.
Remove ads
Etymology
The specific name, burti, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles Earle Burt.[3]
Geographic range
Aspidoscelis burti is found in the Mexican state of Sonora and in the U.S. state of Arizona.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of Aspidoscelis burti are forest, shrubland, and rocky areas.[1]
Reproduction
References
Further reading
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads