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title: "Common Spotted Whiptail"
description: "Aspidoscelis gularis — Gady. The Texas spotted whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis) is a species of long-tailed lizard, in the family Teiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/common-spotted-whiptail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Common Spotted Whiptail

> Aspidoscelis gularis — Gady. The Texas spotted whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis) is a species of long-tailed lizard, in the family Teiidae.

- Scientific name: *Aspidoscelis gularis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `desert` (Pustynia)
- iNaturalist observations: 21009
- Wikidata: [Q2866843](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2866843)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73669](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73669)

## Names

- en: Common Spotted Whiptail
- es: Huico pinto del noreste
- fr: Queue-fouet tacheté commun
- nl: Texas spotted whiptail

## Countries with the most observations

US (17616), MX (1948)

## Summary

The Texas spotted whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis) is a species of long-tailed lizard, in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to the south central and southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Six subspecies are recognized as being valid.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Dixie Sommers · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/395834588

## Machine access

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