title: Canyon spotted whiptail
text: # Canyon spotted whiptail
  
  The canyon spotted whiptail (Aspidoscelis burti) is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to northwestern Mexico and the adjacent southwestern United States.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, burti, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles Earle Burt.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  A. burti is found in the Mexican state of Sonora and in the U.S. state of Arizona.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred natural habitats of A. burti are forest, shrubland, and rocky areas.
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  A. burti is oviparous.
  
  