Aspidoscelis angusticeps (Cope, 1878) is a animal in the Teiidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Aspidoscelis angusticeps (Cope, 1878)

Aspidoscelis angusticeps (Cope, 1878)

Aspidoscelis angusticeps, the Yucatán whiptail, is a teiid lizard species found in Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize with two subspecies.

Family
Genus
Aspidoscelis
Order
Class
Squamata

About Aspidoscelis angusticeps (Cope, 1878)

Aspidoscelis angusticeps, commonly called the Yucatán whiptail, is a species of teiid lizard. Its distribution covers Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. This species has two recognized subspecies: Aspidoscelis angusticeps petenensis, first described by BEARGIE & MCCOY in 1964, and Aspidoscelis angusticeps angusticeps, first described by COPE in 1877.

Photo: (c) Cristina Cauich-Tzab, all rights reserved, uploaded by Cristina Cauich-Tzab

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Teiidae Aspidoscelis

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