Giant whiptail
| Giant whiptail | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Genus: | Aspidoscelis |
| Species: | A. motaguae
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspidoscelis motaguae (Sackett, 1941)
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The giant whiptail (Aspidoscelis motaguae) is a species of teiid lizard native to Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua.[2] It has also been introduced to Florida in the United States where it is considered an invasive species.[3]
References
- ^ Canseco-Márquez, L., Muñoz-Alonso, A., Ariano, D. 2013. Aspidoscelis motaguae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T64277A3134298. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T64277A3134298.en. Downloaded on 12 June 2019.
- ^ Aspidoscelis motaguae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 June 2019.
- ^ Invasive.org a joint project of University of Georgia - Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA Forest Service, USDA Identification Technology Program, and USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture https://www.invasive.org/browse/subinfo.cfm?sub=18350. Downloaded on 12 June 2019.