Belding's Orange-throated Whiptail

Aspidoscelis hyperythra beldingi

Description:

Thin body with stripes fading from (head) red to yellow to blue (tail). It looks like a blue-tailed skink but it was found in Southern California.

2 Species ID Suggestions

BrendanSmith 10 years ago

Belding's Orange-throated Whiptail

Aspidoscelis hyperythra beldingi

sarahaw1981 10 years ago

Common Five-Lined Skink

Plestiodon fasciatus

4 Comments

cancerbymoon 10 years ago

Thank you for helping me figure out what species this is :0)

BrendanSmith 10 years ago

This is not a Five-lined Skink as they are not native in California. Skinks have a much shorter, broader tail than whiptails. The hind toes on whiptails are much longer as well. This is a juvenile.

http://www.californiaherps.com/lizards/p...

sarahaw1981 10 years ago

Also think it might be female :-)

sarahaw1981 10 years ago

My information came from this website, there you can also find some specific information on the species :-)
http://www.pwconserve.org/wildlife/herps...