Ameiva
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Genus
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of whiptail lizard
Lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with nearly 3800 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica as well as most oceanic island chains...
s that belongs to the family of Teiidae
Teiidae
Teiidae is a family of lizards native to the Americas, generally known as whiptails. The group includes the parthenogenic genera Cnemidophorus and Aspidoscelis, and the non-parthenogenic Tupinambis. It has over 230 member species in ten genera...
. Member species are found in South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
and throughout various island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
s of the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
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Species
Sourced from "The Reptile Database".- Ameiva ameiva (Linnaeus, 1758) – Giant Ameiva, Green Ameiva, Amazon Racerunner
- Ameiva anomala (Echternacht, 1977) – Echternacht's Ameiva
- Ameiva auberi (Cocteau, 1838) – Auber's Ameiva
- Ameiva bifrontata (Cope, 1862) – Cope's Ameiva
- Ameiva bridgesii (Cope, 1869) – Bridge's Ameiva
- Ameiva chaitzami (Stuart, 1942) – Chaitzam's Ameiva
- Ameiva chrysolaema (Cope, 1968) – Common AmeivaCommon AmeivaThe Common Ameiva is a species of lizard found on Hispaniola and a number of smaller associated islands. There are around fifteen subspecies.-Subspecies:Ameiva chrysolaema chrysolaemaAmeiva chrysolaema abbotti...
- Ameiva cineraceaAmeiva cineraceaThe Guadeloupe Ameiva was a species of Teiidae lizard that was endemic to Guadeloupe. It is known from specimens collected by early European explorers. The fossil record shows that it once ranged across Guadeloupe, La Désirade, Marie-Galante, and Îles des Saintes, but in most recent times it was...
(Barbour & Noble, 1915) – Guadeloupe Ameiva (extinct) - Ameiva corax (Censky & Paulson, 1992) – Censky's Ameiva
- Ameiva corvina (Cope, 1861) – Sombrero Ameiva
- Ameiva dorsalis (Grap, 1938) – Jamaica Ameiva
- Ameiva edracantha (Bocourt, 1874) – Bocourt's Ameiva
- Ameiva erythrocephala (Daudin, 1802) – St. Christopher Ameiva
- Ameiva exsulAmeiva exsulAmeiva exsul, the Puerto Rican Ground Lizard or Lucia, is a species of lizard in the whiptail family. It is endemic to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.-References:*...
(Cope, 1862) – (Common) Puerto Rican Ameiva - Ameiva festivaAmeiva festivaThe MiddleAmerican Ameiva, Central American Whiptail, or Tiger Ameiva is a species of whiptail lizard found from southern Mexico to Colombia.-Description:...
(Lichtenstein, 1856) – Central American Ameiva - Ameiva fuscata (Garman, 1887) – Dominican Ameiva
- Ameiva griswoldiAmeiva griswoldiGriswold's Ameiva is a species of lizard in the genus Ameiva. It is endemic to the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda, where it is found on both islands. It is also known as the Antiguan Ameiva or the Antiguan Ground Lizard.It is common on Barbuda, and more common on the offshore islands of...
(Barbour, 1916) – Antiguan ameiva, Griswold's Ameiva - Ameiva leberi (Schwartz & Klinikowski, 1966) – Hispaniola Ameiva
- Ameiva leptophrysAmeiva leptophrysThe Delicate Ameiva or Delicate Whiptail is a species of whiptail lizard found in Panama and Costa Rica to Colombia.-External links:*, WildHerps.net*, Cliff Bernzweig* , CalPhotos...
(Cope, 1893) – Delicate Ameiva - Ameiva lineolata (Duméril & Bibron, 1839) – Pigmy Blue-tailed Ameiva, Dwarf Teiid
- Ameiva major (Duméril & Bibron, 1839) – Martinique Giant AmeivaMartinique Giant AmeivaThe Martinique Giant Ameiva was a species of lizard in the Teiidae family.It is believed to have been endemic to Martinique, though at least one scholar disputes this, instead placing it on Les Iles de la Petite Terre within the Guadeloupean archipelago. It is known only from museum specimens...
(extinct) - Ameiva maynardi (Garman, 1888) – (Great) Inagua AmeivaInagua AmeivaAmeiva maynardi is commonly known as the Inagua Ameiva, Great Inagua Ameiva, or the Inagua Blue-tailed Lizard is a member of the Teiidae family of lizards. It is endemic to the Bahamas where three subspecies have been described, A.m. maynardi, A.m.uniformis and A.m...
- Ameiva niceforoi (Dunn, 1943)
- Ameiva orcesi (Peters, 1964) – Peters' Ameiva
- Ameiva plei (Duméril & Bibron, 1839) – Anguilla Bank Ameiva
- Ameiva pluvianotata (Garman, 1887) – Montiserrat Ameiva
- Ameiva polops (Cope, 1962) – St. Croix Ameiva, Saint Croix Ground LizardSaint Croix ground lizardThe Saint Croix ground lizard is a member of the Teiidae family of lizards.-Description:Growing to a size of between 35 and 77mm , it is noticeable for the pattern of light brown, dark brown and white longitudinal stripes down its back...
- Ameiva provitaae (Garcia-Peréz, 1995)
- Ameiva quadrilineataAmeiva quadrilineataThe Four-lined Ameiva or Four-lined Whiptail is a species of whiptail lizard found in western Panama, Costa Rica, and southeast Nicaragua.-Description:...
(Hallowell, 1861) – Four-lined Whiptail - Ameiva septemlineata (Duméril, 1851) – Seven-lined Ameiva
- Ameiva taeniura (Cope, 1862) – Hispaniolan Blue-tailed Ameiva, Haitian Ameiva
- Ameiva undulataAmeiva undulataThe Rainbow Ameiva, Barred Whiptail, or Metallic Ameiva is a species of whiptail lizard found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize, and southern Mexico.-Description:...
(Wiegmann, 1834) – Rainbow Ameiva - Ameiva vittata (Boulenger, 1902)
- Ameiva wetmorei (Stejneger, 1913) – Puerto Rican Blue-tailed Ameiva, Wetmore's Ameiva