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Cnemidophorus tigris
western whiptail
Canyonlands National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Cnemidophorus tigris Baird and Girard, 1852
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		western whiptail
Park Synonyms:		Cnemidophorus tigris septentrionalis

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Squamata, Suborder Autarchoglossa, Family Teiidae, Genus Aspidoscelis, Species Cnemidophorus tigris


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Aztec Ruins National Monument	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument	City Of Rocks National Reserve
Fort Bowie National Historic Site	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument	Manzanar National Historic Site
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Navajo National Monument
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	Pinnacles National Park
Pipe Spring National Monument	Rainbow Bridge National Monument
Saguaro National Park	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Tonto National Monument	Tumacacori National Historical Park
Tuzigoot National Monument	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Wupatki National Monument


Last Modified Date:	1/22/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/30/2025 7:50:23 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

This information is provided by NatureServe (www.natureserve.org) and its network of natural heritage member programs, a leading source of information about rare and endangered species, and threatened ecosystems.


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