Hybridization Between Normally Parthenogenetic Aspidoscelis tesselata E and Gonochoristic A. sexlineata viridis (Squamata: Teiidae) at Ft. Sumner, De Baca Co., New Mexico

In the city of Fort Sumner, De Baca Co., New Mexico, the gonochoristic whiptail lizard Aspidoscelis sexlineata viridis is syntopic with two species of allodiploid parthenogenetic lizards, A. tesselata pattern class E and A. neomexicana. A hybrid male lizard was collected on 12 August 2002. Analyses of scutellation and color pattern indicated that this individual is the first known hybrid between A. tesselata E and A. sexlineata viridis.