Rainbow Whiptail

Rainbow Whiptail
Rainbow Whiptail (Cnemidophorus lemniscatus), Tayrona National Natural Park, Magdalena Department, Colombia
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Subclass: Diapsida
Infraclass: Lepidosauromorpha
Superorder: Lepidosauria
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Cnemidophorus
Species: C. lemniscatus
Binomial name
Cnemidophorus lemniscatus
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The Rainbow Whiptail is a species of lizard found in South America. It has also been introduced in Florida and has established populations there.