Western whiptail
Cnemidophorus tigris
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Striped lizard with six pale longitudinal lines on gray-brown body. Diurnal ground hunter; controls insects and spiders in open, sandy Bay Area habitats.
Plants that support Western whiptail
6 plants
Anglestem Buckwheat
Eriogonum angulosum
annual
uses dense plant cover for thermoregulation and predator avoidance
Bay Area native
Beach Sand-spurrey
Spergularia macrotheca var. macrotheca
perennial herb
uses low-growing herb matting for cover and thermoregulation
Bay Area native
Coastal Lipfern*
Myriopteris intertexta
fern
Uses frond bases and rhizoid clusters for refuge and thermoregulation
Bay Area native
Coffee Fern
Pellaea andromedifolia
fern
Active forager in rocky fern habitats; uses dense cover for escape routes
Bay Area native
Gypsum Springbeauty
Claytonia gypsophiloides
annual
Uses plant clumps for thermoregulation and predator refuge
Bay Area native
Thymeleaf Mesamint
Pogogyne serpylloides
annual
Forages insects attracted to flowering plants
Bay Area native