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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). | 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]. Prior to 1998, the whiptail lizard had not been known to occur in Arizona. | This species of lizard is found in the Southern United States (Arizona and New Mexico)and parts of northern Mexico(Chahuahua)[2]. Prior to 1998, the whiptail lizard had not been known to occur in Arizona. Discovery of this unique and small population occurred near the Puerco Ruins at Petrified Forest National Park[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 by 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 by digging in the soil under bushes and around the bases of rocks, and other surface debris[3]. | ||
