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A very young Plateau Striped Whiptail - Aspidoscelis velox A rather common lizard in my area of Arizona. Babies all over the place I work at. Interesting fact - the species is all female - Nesting adults lay unfertilized eggs, which grow and hatch as genetic clones of the mother. You can observe mating behavior between females and both will lay eggs. An excellent example of Parthenogenesis: Asexual Reproduction
Parthenogenesis is a form of asexual reproduction where an egg develops into a new individual without fertilization by a sperm.
Parthenogenesis is a form of asexual reproduction where an egg develops into a new individual without fertilization by a sperm.
Category Photography / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Reptilian (Other)
Size 1730 x 1726px
File Size 1010.7 kB
Listed in Folders
Several folks have thought that when i've show pics of these Whiptails. Tails tend to be longer than on those Skinks - 2/3 of the body tend to be tail on the Whiptails. The tails also turn a greyish color as they get older and larger, but the black and yellow stripes are more prominant.
We have some interesting lizards in the South Western US. Snakes too - quite the assortment. Had to rescue a newly hatched Sonoran Ground Snake from the lobby of the office I work at on Friday. Probably just 70mm long. Orange and Black stripes with a cream colored belly. I've seen bigger earthworms
Oh just some of these little Sonoran Ground Snakes. Totally harmless https://www.furaffinity.net/view/52187268/ Rather pretty - tiger colors. That image is a little bit larger than they are IRL. The hatchling one I found a few days ago was probably less than 75mm long.
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