Four-lined Ameiva | |
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Found in Costa Rica | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Sauria |
Family: | Teiidae |
Genus: | Ameiva |
Species: | A. quadrilineata |
Binomial name | |
Ameiva quadrilineata (Hallowell, 1861)[1] |
The Four-lined Ameiva or Four-lined Whiptail (Ameiva quadrilineata) is a species of whiptail lizard found in western Panama, Costa Rica, and southeast Nicaragua.[1]
Brown coloured with four light lines running down the back. Similar species, Ameiva festiva. Lives in open habitats. Juveniles have metallic-blue tails.[2]