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title: "Woestijnrenhagedis"
description: "Aspidoscelis uniparens — Reptielen. The desert grassland whiptail lizard (Aspidoscelis uniparens) is an all-female species of reptiles in North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/desert-grassland-whiptail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Woestijnrenhagedis

> Aspidoscelis uniparens — Reptielen. The desert grassland whiptail lizard (Aspidoscelis uniparens) is an all-female species of reptiles in North America.

- Scientific name: *Aspidoscelis uniparens*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `desert` (Woestijn)
- iNaturalist observations: 2108
- Wikidata: [Q2382425](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2382425)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73693](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73693)

## Names

- en: Desert Grassland Whiptail
- es: Huico del pastizal del desierto
- nl: Woestijnrenhagedis

## Countries with the most observations

US (1233), MX (79)

## Summary

The desert grassland whiptail lizard (Aspidoscelis uniparens) is an all-female species of reptiles in North America. It was formerly placed in the genus Cnemidophorus. A common predator of the whiptail lizard is the leopard lizard that preys on A. uniparens by using ambush and stalk hunting tactics. These reptiles reproduce by parthenogenesis. In this process, eggs undergo a chromosome doubling after meiosis, developing into lizards without being fertilized. However, ovulation is enhanced by female-female courtship and mating (pseudo-copulation) rituals that resemble the behavior of closely related species that reproduce…

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

## Photo

![Woestijnrenhagedis](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/desert-grassland-whiptail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Cecelia Alexander · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/15679708

## Machine access

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