Aspidoscelis velox

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lacertoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Lacertilia Superfamilia: Lacertoidea

Aspidoscelis velox (Springer, 1928)

Cnemidophorus gularis velox Springer, 1928 [original combination, as subspecies]
Cnemidophorus velox — Lowe, 1955 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]
Aspidoscelis velox — Reeder, Cole & Dessauer, 2002: 22 [subsequent combination]

Springer, S. 1928. An annotated list of the lizards of Lee's Ferry, Arizona. Copeia 1928(169): 100–104.
Reeder, T.W., Cole, C.J. & Dessauer, H.C. 2002. Phylogenetic Relationships of Whiptail Lizards of the Genus Cnemidophorus (Squamata: Teiidae): A Test of Monophyly, Reevaluation of Karyotypic Evolution, and Review of Hybrid Origins. American Museum Novitates 3365: 1–64. DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2002)365<0001:PROWLO>2.0.CO;2 ; hdl: 2246/2854 Reference page.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Aspidoscelis velox. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 30 June 2023.
Hammerson, G.A. 2007. IUCN: Aspidoscelis velox (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64292A12755066. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64292A12755066.en. Accessed on 30 June 2023.

English: Plateau Striped Whiptail