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

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Aspidoscelis communis (Cope, 1878)

Aspidoscelis communis (Cope, 1878)

Aspidoscelis communis, the Colima giant whiptail, is a teiid lizard species endemic to Mexico.

Family
Genus
Aspidoscelis
Order
Class
Squamata

About Aspidoscelis communis (Cope, 1878)

Aspidoscelis communis, which was first described by Cope in 1878, is commonly called the Colima giant whiptail. This species is a teiid lizard, and it is endemic to Mexico.

Photo: (c) Liam Ragan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Liam Ragan · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Teiidae Aspidoscelis

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