New Mexico Whiptail vs. Desert Grassland Whiptail
Both are all-female striped whiptails of grassland; their ranges meet in New Mexico. A: Seven stripes, the middle one wavy in the New Mexico Whiptail; six straight stripes (sometimes a short seventh on the neck) in the Desert Grassland Whiptail. B: Many light spots between the stripes in the New Mexico Whiptail; no spots between the stripes in the Desert Grassland Whiptail.
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