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title: "Sonoran Spotted Whiptail"
description: "Aspidoscelis sonorae — Reptilien. The Sonoran spotted whiptail (Aspidoscelis sonorae) is a parthenogenic species of teiid lizard found in Arizona and New Mexico in the United States, and Mexico."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/sonoran-spotted-whiptail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Sonoran Spotted Whiptail

> Aspidoscelis sonorae — Reptilien. The Sonoran spotted whiptail (Aspidoscelis sonorae) is a parthenogenic species of teiid lizard found in Arizona and New Mexico in the United States, and Mexico.

- Scientific name: *Aspidoscelis sonorae*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: `desert` (Wüste)
- iNaturalist observations: 4181
- Wikidata: [Q2866858](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2866858)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73691](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73691)

## Names

- en: Sonoran Spotted Whiptail
- es: Huico manchado de Sonora

## Countries with the most observations

US (3178), MX (46)

## Summary

The Sonoran spotted whiptail (Aspidoscelis sonorae) is a parthenogenic species of teiid lizard found in Arizona and New Mexico in the United States, and Mexico.

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

## Photo

![Sonoran Spotted Whiptail](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sonoran-spotted-whiptail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Cecelia Alexander · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9256857

## Machine access

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