Martinique giant ameiva
| Martinique giant ameiva | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Genus: | Ameiva |
| Species: | † A. major |
| Binomial name | |
| † Ameiva major Duméril & Bibron, 1839 | |
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| Location of Martinique | |
The Martinique giant ameiva (Ameiva major) 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.[2] It is known only from museum specimens collected by early European explorers. Its extinction may have been caused by a hurricane, or through the introduction of predatory species to the island.
References
- ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Ameiva major". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
- ↑ Powell & Henderson 2005, p. 66, attributing this view to Brueil, 2002.
- Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999), Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean, Macmillan Education Ltd, pp. 89, 109, ISBN 0-333-69141-5
- Powell, Robert; Henderson, Robert W. (2005), "Conservation Status of Lesser Antillean Reptiles", Iguana 12 (2): 63–77
External links
- Ameiva major at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Ameiva major at the Reptile Database
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