Aspidoscelis sackii (Wiegmann, 1834) is a animal in the Teiidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Aspidoscelis sackii (Wiegmann, 1834)

Aspidoscelis sackii (Wiegmann, 1834)

Sack's spotted whiptail (Aspidoscelis sackii) is an endemic Mexican oviparous lizard with three recognized subspecies.

Family
Genus
Aspidoscelis
Order
Class
Squamata

About Aspidoscelis sackii (Wiegmann, 1834)

Aspidoscelis sackii, commonly known as Sack's spotted whiptail, is a species of lizard belonging to the family Teiidae. This species is endemic to Mexico, and three subspecies of it are currently recognized. A. sackii is distributed across the Mexican states of Chiapas, Guerrero, Mexico City, Michoacán, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, and Tamaulipas. Its preferred natural habitats are forest, shrubland, and desert. A. sackii reproduces via oviparity.

Photo: (c) M.C. Víctor Manuel Ortiz Cruz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by M.C. Víctor Manuel Ortiz Cruz · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › › Teiidae › Aspidoscelis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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