The following species are recognized as being valid. •
Aspidoscelis angusticeps – Yucatán whiptail •
Aspidoscelis arizonae – Arizona striped whiptail •
Aspidoscelis burti – canyon spotted whiptail •
Aspidoscelis calidipes – Tepalcatepec Valley whiptail •
Aspidoscelis carmenensis – Carmen Island whiptail •
Aspidoscelis ceralbensis – Cerralvo Island whiptail •
Aspidoscelis communis – Colima giant whiptail •
Aspidoscelis costatus – western Mexico whiptail lizard •
Aspidoscelis cozumela – Cozumel racerunner •
Aspidoscelis danheimae – Isla San José whiptail •
Aspidoscelis deppii – blackbelly racerunner •
Aspidoscelis dixoni – gray checkered whiptail •
Aspidoscelis espiritensis – Espiritu Santo whiptail •
Aspidoscelis exsanguis – Chihuahuan spotted whiptail •
Aspidoscelis franciscensis – San Francisco Island whiptail •
Aspidoscelis gularis – Texas spotted whiptail •
Aspidoscelis guttatus – Mexican racerunner •
Aspidoscelis hyperythrus – orange-throated whiptail •
Aspidoscelis inornatus – little striped whiptail •
Aspidoscelis labialis – Baja California whiptail •
Aspidoscelis laredoensis – Laredo striped whiptail •
Aspidoscelis lineattissimus – many-lined whiptail •
Aspidoscelis marmoratus – marbled whiptail •
Aspidoscelis martyris – San Pedro Martir whiptail •
Aspidoscelis maslini – Maslin's whiptail •
Aspidoscelis maximus – Cape Region whiptail •
Aspidoscelis mexicanus – Mexican whiptail •
Aspidoscelis motaguae – giant whiptail •
Aspidoscelis neomexicanus – New Mexico whiptail •
Aspidoscelis neotesselatus – Colorado checkered whiptail, triploid checkered whiptail •
Aspidoscelis opatae – Opata whiptail •
Aspidoscelis pai – Pai striped whiptail •
Aspidoscelis parvisocius – Mexican pigmy whiptail •
Aspidoscelis pictus – Isla Monserrate whiptail •
Aspidoscelis preopatae •
Aspidoscelis rodecki – Rodeck's whiptail •
Aspidoscelis sackii – Sack's spotted whiptail •
Aspidoscelis scalaris – rusty-rumped whiptail •
Aspidoscelis septemvittatus – plateau spotted whiptail •
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus – six-lined racerunner •
Aspidoscelis sonorae – Sonoran spotted whiptail •
Aspidoscelis stictogrammus – giant spotted whiptail •
Aspidoscelis tesselatus – common checkered whiptail •
Aspidoscelis tigris – western whiptail •
Aspidoscelis uniparens – desert grassland whiptail lizard •
Aspidoscelis velox – plateau striped whiptail •
Aspidoscelis xanthonotus – red-backed whiptail
Nota bene: A
binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than
Aspidoscelis. ==Speciation==