Ameiva leptophrys

Delicate Ameiva
Found in Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Ameiva
Species: A. leptophrys
Binomial name
Ameiva leptophrys
(Cope, 1893)[1]

The Delicate Ameiva or Delicate Whiptail (Ameiva leptophrys) is a species of whiptail lizard found in Panama and Costa Rica to Colombia.[1]

Description

Brown coloured with bark-brown zig-zag lines running down each side.

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