giant whiptail

Aspidoscelis motaguae (Sakett, 1941)

Record ID:1160245
Location:Miami-Dade County, Florida
Source:LeRoy Rodgers, South Florida Water Management District
Habitat:Other
Locality:Miami-Dade County, adjacent to L31N appx 1.88 km S of intersection of L31N and SW 168th St
Comments:Former mulching facility adjacent to L31 Canal and south of Richmond Drive; Now fallow disturbed lands with stockpiled soil mounds and abundant debris/rocks. Whiptails are abundant at this site. They were previously observed here, but there appears to be a large increase in numbers this season. Bob Hill collected and photographed a specimen on 7/1/2010 to verify the species identification.
Coordinates:25.59735, -80.52618
NADatum:WGS84
Ownership:State Lands
Method:Reported
Precision:Accurate
Data Type:Point Record
Site Name:Parcel B7100-102
Herbarium:Florida Museum of Natural History Herpetology Collection - Record ID: UF 157972
Identification Credibility:Verified
Observation DateJune 28, 2010
Date EnteredJune 28, 2010
Reference:Rodgers, L., South Florida Water Management District, personal communication
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Last updated on Wednesday, September 02, 2009 at 07:49 PM