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Arizona Striped Whiptail vs. Sonoran Spotted Whiptail

They meet in the grassland valleys of southeastern Arizona. A: No spots in the Arizona Striped Whiptail; pale spots in the dark fields between the stripes in the Sonoran Spotted Whiptail. B: Tinted blue in the Arizona Striped Whiptail; brown, no blue in the Sonoran Spotted Whiptail. C: Bright blue in the Arizona Striped Whiptail; greenish or olive in the Sonoran Spotted Whiptail.

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Arizona Striped Whiptail

Aspidoscelis arizonae

Sonoran Spotted Whiptail

Aspidoscelis sonorae
Arizona Striped Whiptail vs. Sonoran Spotted Whiptail: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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