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title: "Plateau Striped Whiptail"
description: "Aspidoscelis velox — Reptilien. The plateau striped whiptail (Aspidoscelis velox) is a species of teiid lizard found in Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico in the United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/plateau-striped-whiptail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Plateau Striped Whiptail

> Aspidoscelis velox — Reptilien. The plateau striped whiptail (Aspidoscelis velox) is a species of teiid lizard found in Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico in the United States.

- Scientific name: *Aspidoscelis velox*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 3553
- Wikidata: [Q2866859](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2866859)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73694](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73694)

## Names

- en: Plateau Striped Whiptail

## Countries with the most observations

US (2685)

## Summary

The plateau striped whiptail (Aspidoscelis velox) is a species of teiid lizard found in Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico in the United States. It was introduced to Cove Palisades State Park the state of Oregon as early as the 1960s; it has since persisted, with its range expanding locally to the surrounding areas.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plateau_striped_whiptail

## Photo

![Plateau Striped Whiptail](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/plateau-striped-whiptail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kathryn Hulick · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/232166590

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/plateau-striped-whiptail?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).