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If you are looking for a species that exerts female independence and avoids the typical male-female gender roles, this one is for you! The New Mexico Whiptail Lizard (Cnemidophorus neomexicanus) is a fascinating ''all female'' species that relies strictly on auto-reproduction (parthenogenesis, which is the development of an egg without fertilization) . Whiptail lizards received their name from their long, whiplike tails.<ref name=State_Symbols>[http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/New_Mexico/reptilewhiptaillizard.html New Mexico Whiptail Lizard] ''State Symbols USA''. Web. Accessed February 4, 2015. Unknown Author.</ref> | If you are looking for a species that exerts female independence and avoids the typical male-female gender roles, this one is for you! The New Mexico Whiptail Lizard (Cnemidophorus neomexicanus) is a fascinating ''all female'' species that relies strictly on auto-reproduction (parthenogenesis, which is the development of an egg without fertilization) . Whiptail lizards received their name from their long, whiplike tails.<ref name=State_Symbols>[http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/New_Mexico/reptilewhiptaillizard.html New Mexico Whiptail Lizard] ''State Symbols USA''. Web. Accessed February 4, 2015. Unknown Author.</ref> | ||
