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Cnemidophorus

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Noun1.Cnemidophorus - whiptails
genus Cnemidophorus
reptile genus - a genus of reptiles
family Teiidae, Teiidae - whiptails; etc.
whiptail, whiptail lizard - any of numerous very agile and alert New World lizards


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Young and his colleagues at the University of Texas at Austin wanted to understand the role of the hormone estrogen in the sexual behavior of an all-female species of whiptail lizards, Cnemidophorus uniparens (SN: 5/30/87, p.
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Giving a twist to the tale ofparthenogenesis, David Crews in 1979 reported a type of male impersonation among parthenogenetic whiptail lizards of the genus Cnemidophorus (SN: 12/22&29/79, p.
Leaping lizards and male impersonators: are there hidden messages? By ... by Edwards, Diane D. / Science News
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