Marbled Whiptail vs. Common Spotted Whiptail

Both live in the Chihuahuan Desert of west Texas and far southeastern New Mexico. A: A black net or marbling; no clean stripes in the Marbled Whiptail; 7 or 8 clean pale stripes with pale spots in the dark fields in the Common Spotted Whiptail. B: Pinkish, spotted with black in the Marbled Whiptail; pink to orange, unspotted (males); the chest blue-black in the Common Spotted Whiptail.

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