Laredo Striped Whiptail vs. Common Spotted Whiptail

The Laredo Striped Whiptail is thought to have come from crosses of the Common Spotted Whiptail and the Six-lined Racerunner; it lives among both along the Rio Grande. A: No spots (or only faint ones) between the stripes in the Laredo Striped Whiptail; rows of pale spots between the stripes in the Common Spotted Whiptail. B: Whitish; never pink or red in the Laredo Striped Whiptail; males: pink to orange throat in the Common Spotted Whiptail. All Laredo Striped Whiptails are females.

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