New Mexico Whiptail vs. Plateau Striped Whiptail
Both are striped whiptails of the Colorado Plateau grassland of northeastern Arizona (the New Mexico Whiptail only at Petrified Forest). A: Wavy stripe down the middle of the back in the New Mexico Whiptail; middle stripe straight, thin or missing in the Plateau Striped Whiptail. B: Many light spots between the stripes in the New Mexico Whiptail; no spots between the stripes in the Plateau Striped Whiptail.
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