Texas spotted whiptail

Texas spotted whiptail
Texas spotted whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis), male, Hidalgo County, Texas
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Aspidoscelis
Species:
A. gularis
Binomial name
Aspidoscelis gularis
(Baird & Girard, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Cnemidophorus gularis
    Baird & Girard, 1852
  • Cnemidophorus sackii gularis
    H.M. Smith & Taylor, 1950
  • Aspidoscelis gularis
    — Reeder et al., 2002

The Texas spotted whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis) is a species of long-tailed lizard, in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to the south central and southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Six subspecies are recognized as being valid.