Ameiva festiva

Ameiva festiva
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Ameiva
Species: A. festiva
Binomial name
Ameiva festiva
(Lichtenstein, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Cnemidophorus festivus Lichtenstein, 1856
  • Ameiva festivus
    Bocourt, 1874
  • Ameiva festiva
    Boulenger, 1885
  • Holcosus festivus
    — Harvey et al., 2012[1]

Ameiva festiva, commonly known as the Middle American ameiva, Central American whiptail, or tiger ameiva, is a species of whiptail lizard endemic to Central America and northern South America.[1]

Geographic range

A. festiva is found from southern Mexico to Colombia.[1]

Description

A. festiva is brown-colored, with darker browns making a zig-zag pattern down the back. A similar species is Ameiva quadrilineata. Juveniles have metallic-blue tails.[2]

Habitat

A. festiva lives in open habitats.[2]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies.[1]

Nota bene: A taxon author (binomial authority or trinomial authority) in parentheses indicates that the taxon (species or subspecies) was originally described in a different genus (in this case, a genus other than Ameiva).

Etymology

The subspecific name, edwardsii, is in honor of French zoologist Alphonse Milne-Edwards.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Holcosus festivus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database.
  2. 1 2 Ameiva festiva, Lizards of Las Cruces Biological Station, Costa Rica.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ameiva festiva edwardsii, p. 80).

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