Giant Spotted Whiptail vs. Sonoran Spotted Whiptail
Both live in the canyons, grassland and oak woodland of south-central and southeastern Arizona. A: Stripes break into pale spots with age; big males can be spotted all over in the Giant Spotted Whiptail; clear stripes kept for life, with pale spots in the dark fields between them in the Sonoran Spotted Whiptail. B: Reddish orange in the Giant Spotted Whiptail; brown, like the body in the Sonoran Spotted Whiptail. C: Reddish orange (brightest in the young) in the Giant Spotted Whiptail; greenish or olive, not orange in the Sonoran Spotted Whiptail. D: Very big: to 5.5 in (14 cm) head and body in the Giant Spotted Whiptail; smaller: to 3.5 in (9 cm) head and body in the Sonoran Spotted Whiptail.
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