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Marbled Whiptail vs. Sonoran Spotted Whiptail

Both live in the bootheel of southwestern New Mexico and in Arizona (records share 4 one-degree squares). A: A black net or marbling; no clean stripes in the Marbled Whiptail; six pale stripes with pale spots between them in the Sonoran Spotted Whiptail. The Sonoran Spotted Whiptail is all female and smaller (to about 3.5 in).

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Marbled Whiptail

Aspidoscelis marmoratus

Sonoran Spotted Whiptail

Aspidoscelis sonorae
Marbled Whiptail vs. Sonoran Spotted Whiptail: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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