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title: "Marbled Whiptail"
description: "Aspidoscelis marmoratus — Reptielen. The marbled whiptail (Aspidoscelis marmoratus) is a species of lizard found in the United States, in southern New Mexico and Texas, and in northern Mexico, in Coahuila, Chihuahua and Durango."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/marbled-whiptail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Marbled Whiptail

> Aspidoscelis marmoratus — Reptielen. The marbled whiptail (Aspidoscelis marmoratus) is a species of lizard found in the United States, in southern New Mexico and Texas, and in northern Mexico, in Coahuila, Chihuahua and Durango.

- Scientific name: *Aspidoscelis marmoratus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `desert` (Woestijn)
- iNaturalist observations: 1092
- iNaturalist taxon: [717856](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/717856)

## Names

- en: Marbled Whiptail
- es: Huico marmoleado

## Countries with the most observations

US (788), MX (171)

## Summary

The marbled whiptail (Aspidoscelis marmoratus) is a species of lizard found in the United States, in southern New Mexico and Texas, and in northern Mexico, in Coahuila, Chihuahua and Durango.

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

## Photo

![Marbled Whiptail](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/marbled-whiptail/medium.jpg)

Photo: William · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/363437590

## Machine access

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