Teiidae
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| Teiidae is a family of lizards native to the Americas. Members of this family are generally known as whiptails, though the tegus also belong to this family.
Teiids can be distinguished from other lizards by the following characteristics: they have large rectangular scales that form distinct transverse rows ventrally and generally small granular scales dorsally, they have head scales that are separate from the skull bones, and the teiid teeth are solid at the base and "glued" to the jaw bones. For more information visit the Wikipedia entry Get back to Lizards | |
| Desert grassland whiptail lizard | |
Desert grassland whiptail lizard
| phylum | Chordata | The desert grassland whiptail lizard is an all-female species of reptiles.It has limited social stimuli, having only two basic needs: finding food and avoiding predators. The desert grassland whiptail is mostly found in the deserts of southern to central Arizona and along the Rio Grande river in New Mexico.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| order | Squamata | |
| family | Teiidae | |
| genus | Aspidoscelis | |
| species | A. uniparens |
