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Southern Whiptails
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Southern Whiptails

Cnemidophorus

Cnemidophorus is a genus of lizards in the family Teiidae. Species in the genus Cnemidophorus are commonly referred to as whiptail lizards or racerunners. Note that the Reeder et al. (2002) re-examined the nomenclature for this genus and split it into the two genera Aspidoscelis and Cnemidophorus.

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19 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 19 known species

Aruba Whiptail

speciesCnemidophorus arubensis

Gaige’s Rainbow Lizard

speciesCnemidophorus gaigei

Laurent's Whiptail

speciesCnemidophorus murinus

Rainbow Whiptail

speciesCnemidophorus lemniscatus

Bonaire Whiptail

speciesCnemidophorus ruthveni

Cryptic Racerunner

speciesCnemidophorus cryptus

Vivid Blue Rainbow Lizard

speciesCnemidophorus espeuti

Honduran Rainbow Whiptail

speciesCnemidophorus ruatanus

Cnemidophorus gramivagus

speciesCnemidophorus gramivagus

Cnemidophorus duellmani

speciesCnemidophorus duellmani

Cnemidophorus arenivagus

speciesCnemidophorus arenivagus

Blue Rainbow lizard

speciesCnemidophorus splendidus

St Lucia Whiptail

speciesCnemidophorus vanzoi

Black racerunner

speciesCnemidophorus nigricolor

La Tortuga Whiptail

speciesCnemidophorus rostralis

Cnemidophorus senectus

speciesCnemidophorus senectus

Los Frailes Whiptail

speciesCnemidophorus flavissimus

Colee's Racerunner

speciesCnemidophorus pseudolemniscatus

Blanquilla Whiptail

speciesCnemidophorus leucopsammus

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