Diploid Checkered Whiptail
Aspidoscelis tesselatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyTeiidae (Whiptails and Tegus)
- GenusAspidoscelis (Northern Whiptails)
- SpeciesAspidoscelis tesselatus (Diploid Checkered Whiptail)
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Diploid Checkered Whiptail in Big Bend National Park?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Diploid Checkered Whiptail sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 71 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Diploid Checkered Whiptail in Big Bend National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Diploid Checkered Whiptail in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.