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If you are looking for a species that exerts female independence and avoids the typical male-female gender roles, this ones for you! The New Mexico Whiptail Lizard (Cnemidophorus neomexicanus)is a fascinating ''all female'' species that relies strictly on auto-reproduction(parthenogenic). This species of lizard is found in the Southern United States (Arizona and New Mexico)and parts of northern Mexico(Chahuahua)[2]. | If you are looking for a species that exerts female independence and avoids the typical male-female gender roles, this ones for you! The New Mexico Whiptail Lizard (Cnemidophorus neomexicanus)is a fascinating ''all female'' species that relies strictly on auto-reproduction(parthenogenic). This species of lizard is found in the Southern United States (Arizona and New Mexico)and parts of northern Mexico(Chahuahua)[2]. | ||
The New Mexico Whiptail Lizard's diet mainly consists of insects such as termites, beetles, moths, grasshoppers, ants, and a variety of larvae and similar insects. It also consumes organic material found digging in the soil under bushes and around the bases of rocks, and other surface debris[3]. | The New Mexico Whiptail Lizard's diet mainly consists of insects such as termites, beetles, moths, grasshoppers, ants, and a variety of larvae and similar insects. It also consumes organic material found digging in the soil under bushes and around the bases of rocks, and other surface debris[3]. | ||
