Aspidoscelis inornata
One of the grassland whiptails, and one of the parents of most of the hybrid parthenogenetic species. The pale individuals at White Sands are sometimes recognized as a separate species, although they seem only to be a local color variant.
An adult male at White Sands, Otero County, New Mexico, 13 Jul 2007.
An adult male at White Sands, Otero County, New Mexico, 17 Aug 2004.
An adult hiding in a shrub at White Sands, Otero County, New Mexico, 28 Jul 2007.
Another adult at White Sands, Otero County, New Mexico, 28 Jul 2007.
A juvenile at White Sands, Otero County, New Mexico, 28 Jul 2007.
Another view of the same juvenile at White Sands, Otero County, New Mexico, 28 Jul 2007.
An adult at the Jornada Experimental Range, Doña Ana County, 20 Apr 2008.
An adult at the Jornada Experimental Range, Doña Ana County, 20 Apr 2008.
A juvenile south of the Sierra de las Uvas, Doña Ana County, 31 Jul 2007.
The same juvenile, 31 Jul 2007.