Ameiva undulata
Rainbow Ameiva | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Sauria |
Family: | Teiidae |
Genus: | Ameiva |
Species: | A. undulata |
Binomial name | |
Ameiva undulata (Wiegmann, 1834)[1] | |
The Rainbow Ameiva, Barred Whiptail, or Metallic Ameiva (Ameiva undulata) is a species of whiptail lizard found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize, and southern Mexico.[1]
Description
Brown coloured with darker zig-zag lines or bars running down the sides often with light blue and green markings along sides and underside. It is similar to the Middle-American Ameiva (Ameiva festiva). Lives in litter in open habitats.
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ameiva undulata. |
- Ameiva undulata, WildHerps.net
- Barred Whiptail, NaturePhoto-CZ.com