Sonoran Spotted Whiptail vs. Gilbert's Skink
Their records overlap in Orange and Los Angeles counties; young Gilbert's Skinks are striped with blue or pink tails. A: Tiny dull grain-like scales in the Sonoran Spotted Whiptail; smooth, shiny scales in the Gilbert's Skink. B: Striped like the adults, pale spots between the stripes in the Sonoran Spotted Whiptail; striped, with a bright blue or pink tail in the Gilbert's Skink.
Open this comparison in Wildsight
Photographs via iNaturalist under Creative Commons licences; the photographers are credited on the sheet.
More comparisons
- Sonoran Spotted Whiptail vs. Western Whiptail
- Sonoran Spotted Whiptail vs. Orange-throated Whiptail
- Sonoran Spotted Whiptail vs. Western Skink
- Desert Grassland Whiptail vs. Sonoran Spotted Whiptail
- Arizona Striped Whiptail vs. Sonoran Spotted Whiptail
- Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail vs. Sonoran Spotted Whiptail
- Giant Spotted Whiptail vs. Sonoran Spotted Whiptail
- Marbled Whiptail vs. Sonoran Spotted Whiptail
- Gray Checkered Whiptail vs. Sonoran Spotted Whiptail
- Gilbert's Skink vs. Western Skink
- Orange-throated Whiptail vs. Gilbert's Skink
- African Five-lined Skink vs. Gilbert's Skink
Wildsight identifies the reptiles and amphibians of the United States. Every comparison