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.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ameiva undulata. |
- Ameiva undulata, WildHerps.net
- Barred Whiptail, NaturePhoto-CZ.com
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