In this process, eggs undergo a chromosome doubling after meiosis, developing into lizards without being fertilized.

However, ovulation is enhanced by female-female courtship and mating (pseudo-copulation) rituals that resemble the behavior of closely related species that reproduce sexually.

[5][6][7] The desert grassland whiptail lizard is a relatively small reptile, whose size ranges from 2+3⁄4 to 5+1⁄4 inches (7.0 to 13.3 cm).

[8] Desert grassland whiptails are very long and slim, with a thin tail that is longer than their body length.

The majority of the whiptail's body tends to be an olive or brown colour that fades to a faint blue or gray on their tail.

[9] Their bodies are lined with small coarse scales, which gradually get larger as they approach the tail.

This process involves the alternation between male-typical and female-typical sexual behaviours, driven by progesterone, in both lizards; corresponding to the state of their partner.

[14] For the most part, the Desert grassland whiptail digs for termites, Queen ants, beetles, and unidentified insects.

Harmon Katherine (2010) No Sex Needed: All-Female Lizard Species Cross Their Chromosomes to Make Babies.

Maryanne E. Tocidlowski, Christine L. Merrill, Michael R. Loomis, and James F. Wright 2001 TERATOMA IN DESERT GRASSLAND WHIPTAIL LIZARDS (CNEMIDOPHORUS UNIPARENS).