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Plateau striped whiptail
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Teiidae
Genus:	Aspidoscelis
Species:	A. velox
Binomial name
Aspidoscelis velox (Springer, 1928)

The plateau striped whiptail (Aspidoscelis velox) is a species of teiid lizard found in Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico in the United States. It was introduced to Cove Palisades State Park the state of Oregon as early as the 1960s; it has since persisted, with its range expanding locally to the surrounding areas.

References

1. Hammerson, G.A. (2007). "Aspidoscelis velox". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64292A12755066. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64292A12755066.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Aspidoscelis velox at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 June 2019.
3. Kusaka, Carina M.; Utsumi, Kaera L.; Cordes, James E.; Barley, Anthony J.; Thomson, Robert C.; Livo, Lauren J.; Walker, James M. (14 October 2024). "Aspidoscelis velox (Plateau Striped Whiptail) in Jefferson County, Oregon, USA: Persistence of an Introduced Triploid Parthenogenetic Species of Lizard" (PDF). Western Wildlife. 11: 42–49. Retrieved 8 November 2024.

• IUCN Red List least concern species
• Aspidoscelis
• Reptiles described in 1928
• Taxa named by Stewart Springer
• Reptiles of the United States