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title: "Aspidoscelis costata"
description: "Aspidoscelis costatus — Reptilien. Aspidoscelis costatus, also known as the western Mexico whiptail, is a species of whiptail lizard endemic to Mexico, including Guerrero, Morelos, and Puebla in southern Mexico, as well as other Mexican states."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/western-mexico-whiptail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Aspidoscelis costata

> Aspidoscelis costatus — Reptilien. Aspidoscelis costatus, also known as the western Mexico whiptail, is a species of whiptail lizard endemic to Mexico, including Guerrero, Morelos, and Puebla in southern Mexico, as well as other Mexican states.

- Scientific name: *Aspidoscelis costatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: `urban` (Stadt & Garten)
- iNaturalist observations: 1693
- Wikidata: [Q2866835](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2866835)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73661](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73661)

## Names

- en: Western Mexico Whiptail
- de: Aspidoscelis costata
- es: Huico llanero
- fr: Aspidoscelis costata
- it: Aspidoscelis costata
- nl: Aspidoscelis costata
- pt: Aspidoscelis costata
- pl: Aspidoscelis costata

## Countries with the most observations

MX (939)

## Summary

Aspidoscelis costatus, also known as the western Mexico whiptail, is a species of whiptail lizard endemic to Mexico, including Guerrero, Morelos, and Puebla in southern Mexico, as well as other Mexican states.  Its range spans both temperate and tropical habitats, and even densely populated urban areas. Its common name, the Western Mexico Whiptail, can easily be confused with the Western Whiptail, which refers to a different lizard, Aspidoscelis tigris.
A small lizard, up to only 4 inches SVL (snout to vent length), this striped lizard has a pointed snout, a slender body, a pair of long hind legs, and an extremely…

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

## Photo

![Aspidoscelis costata](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-mexico-whiptail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/163755329

## Machine access

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