Western Whiptail
Tiger Whiptail
Cnemidophorus tigris
(Aspidoscelis tigris)
This Tiger Whiptail was observed at Dreamy Draw, Phoenix, Arizona on March 28th, 2009. As I stood ready on one side of a creosote bush, Zahra approached from the other, chasing it my direction.
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Sleek lizards with mottled or blurred-spotty pattern on flanks and back. The snout is pointed and the tail very long. Stripes along dorsum are normally faint. These lizards see well and react to approaching dangers, real or not, by scurrying around and under shrubs.