Common Checkered Whiptail vs. Arizona Striped Whiptail
Both live in the grassland and desert of New Mexico and western Texas (records share 29 one-degree squares; iNaturalist files the Little Striped Whiptail under this name). A: Pale stripes cut and joined by black bars and squares: a checkerboard in the Common Checkered Whiptail; seven clean pale yellow stripes, no spots or bars in the Arizona Striped Whiptail. B: Brownish in the Common Checkered Whiptail; bright blue in the Arizona Striped Whiptail. The Arizona Striped Whiptail is smaller (to 2.8 in head and body) and has a blue tint on the face, feet and belly.
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