whiptail
Slender desert reptile
A whiptail is a lizard with a long, slender tail, native to the Americas.
Several whiptail species reproduce through parthenogenesis—females clone themselves without males, making them biological curiosities.
The name applies to the tail's shape: thin and tapering like a whip.
We spotted a whiptail darting across the trail.
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- parthenogenesisDevelopment from unfertilized ova
- ectothermicTemperature set by surroundings
- herpetologyStudy of reptiles, amphibians
- oviparousReproducing through external eggs
diurnal · territorial · camouflage · regeneration · squamate · cold-blooded · insectivore · predation
Limber and quick-moving
- quickMoving with speed
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- rapidMoving with haste
- speedyCharacterized by quickness
nimble · darting · elusive · scurrying · zippy · lightning · streaking · dashing
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- parthenogenesisDevelopment from unfertilized ova
- ectothermicTemperature set by surroundings
- herpetologyStudy of reptiles, amphibians
oviparous · diurnal · territorial · camouflage · regeneration · squamate · cold-blooded · insectivore · predation · shedding
agile
Limber and quick-moving
speedy · nimble · darting · elusive · scurrying · zippy · lightning · streaking · dashing · sprinting
arid
Devoid of water
barren · tumbleweed · sunbaked · drought · xerophyte · scrubland · mesquite · sagebrush · Sonoran · Mojave
graceful
Elegant in movement
lean · streamlined · tapered · sleek · elongated · sinuous · narrow · attenuated
- whiptails
- reptileslizard, snake, turtle, crocodile, alligator
- lizardslizard, lizards, gecko, geckos, chameleon
- desert reptilessidewinder, Gila monster, desert tortoise, horned lizard, chuckwalla
- Southwest WildlifeGila monster, roadrunner, javelina, coyote, sidewinder
whiptailbobtail
Truncated animal tail
skink · tailless · gecko · horned lizard · chuckwalla