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Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail vs. Plateau Striped Whiptail

Both are all-female whiptails of the oak and pine woodland of eastern Arizona. A: Many pale spots in the Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail; no spots in the Plateau Striped Whiptail. B: Six faint, muted stripes in the Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail; six or seven bold, clean stripes in the Plateau Striped Whiptail. C: Olive-grey in the Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail; blue-green in the Plateau Striped Whiptail.

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Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail

Aspidoscelis exsanguis

Plateau Striped Whiptail

Aspidoscelis velox
Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail vs. Plateau Striped Whiptail: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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