English > whiptail: 1 sense > noun 1, animalMeaning | Any of numerous very agile and alert New World lizards. |
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Synonym | whiptail lizard |
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Member of | Cnemidophorus, genus Cnemidophorus | whiptails |
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Narrower | Chihuahuan spotted whiptail, Cnemidophorus exsanguis | Having longitudinal stripes overlaid with light spots |
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checkered whiptail, Cnemidophorus tesselatus | markings are darker and more marked than in western whiptail |
plateau striped whiptail, Cnemidophorus velox | Having distinct / distinct longitudinal stripes |
racerunner, race runner, six-lined racerunner, Cnemidophorus sexlineatus | Very swift lizard of eastern and central United States |
western whiptail, Cnemidophorus tigris | active lizard having a network of dusky dark markings |
Broader | teiid lizard, teiid | Tropical New World lizard with a long tail and large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail |
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