Plateau Striped Whiptail

Plateau Striped Whiptail

Aspidoscelis velox

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Zion National Park

Closest Relatives at Zion National Park

Western Whiptail
LC Endemic

Western Whiptail

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Aspidoscelis tigris

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
0–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
30–40
Apr
50–60
May
60–70
Jun
60–70
Jul
70–80
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
10–20
Nov
0–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
2 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Plateau Striped Whiptail in Zion National Park?

About 49% of visitor-days record a Plateau Striped Whiptail sighting in Zion National Park, based on 161 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Plateau Striped Whiptail in Zion National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Plateau Striped Whiptail in Zion National Park in our monthly data.

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