genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
lizard
Lizard is the common name used for all Squamata, squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most Island#Oceanic isla ...
s that belongs to the
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Teiidae
Teiidae is a family of lacertoidean lizards native to the Americas. Members of this family are generally known as whiptails or racerunners; however, tegus also belong to this family. Teiidae is sister to the Gymnophthalmidae, Gymnopthalmidae, and ...
. All species are
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to the
West Indies
The West Indies is an island subregion of the Americas, surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, which comprises 13 independent island country, island countries and 19 dependent territory, dependencies in thr ...
Pholidoscelis alboguttatus
''Pholidoscelis alboguttatus'', the Mona ground lizard or Mona ameiva, is a member of the family Teiidae of lizards. It is endemic to Isla de Mona in Puerto Rico
; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Governme ...
'' – Mona ground lizard, Mona ameiva
*''
Pholidoscelis atratus
The Redonda ameiva (''Pholidoscelis atratus'') also known as the Redonda ground dragon, is a species of lizard found only on Redonda. It is sometimes described as a subspecies
In Taxonomy (biology), biological classification, subspecies (: ...
'' – Redonda ameiva
*''
Pholidoscelis auberi
Auber's ameiva (''Pholidoscelis auberi)'', also known commonly as the Cuban ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to the Bahamas and Cuba. There are 40 recognized subspecies.
Etymology
The specific name, '' ...
'' – Auber's ameiva, Cuban ameiva
*''
Pholidoscelis chrysolaemus
The common ameiva (''Pholidoscelis chrysolaemus'') is a species of lizard Endemism, endemic to Hispaniola and a number of smaller associated islands. It is known to engage in Homosexual behavior in animals, homosexual mating among males.
Taxonom ...
'' – common ameiva, Hispaniolan giant ameiva
*†''
Pholidoscelis cineraceus
The Guadeloupe ameiva (''Pholidoscelis cineraceus'') was a species of Teiidae lizards that was endemic to Guadeloupe. It is known from specimens collected by early European explorers. The fossil record shows that it once ranged across Guadeloupe, ...
'' – Guadeloupe ameiva (
extinct
Extinction is the termination of an organism by the death of its Endling, last member. A taxon may become Functional extinction, functionally extinct before the death of its last member if it loses the capacity to Reproduction, reproduce and ...
)
*'' Pholidoscelis corax'' – Censky's ameiva, Anguilla black ameiva, Little Scrub Island ground lizard
*''
Pholidoscelis corvinus
The Sombrero ameiva (''Pholidoscelis corvinus''), also known commonly as the Sombrero groundlizard, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to Sombrero, a small, uninhabited island in the Lesser Antilles under the ju ...
'' – Sombrero ameiva
*''
Pholidoscelis desechensis
''Pholidoscelis desechensis'', the Desecheo ground lizard, is a member of the family Teiidae of lizards. It is endemic to Desecheo Island in Puerto Rico
; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Pu ...
'' – Desecheo ground lizard
*''
Pholidoscelis dorsalis
The Jamaican ameiva (''Pholidoscelis dorsalis'') is a species of lizard found only in Jamaica.
Taxonomy
The Jamaican ameiva was described in 1838 as ''Ameiva dorsalis''. In 2016, the species was moved to ''Pholidoscelis'' based on genetic sequ ...
'' – Jamaica ameiva
*''
Pholidoscelis erythrocephalus
The St. Christopher ameiva (''Pholidoscelis erythrocephalus'') is a lizard species in the genus ''Pholidoscelis''. It is found on the Caribbean island of Sint Eustatius, and on Saint Kitts and Nevis, where it is more scarce.
Description
Adult ma ...
'' – St. Christopher ameiva
*''
Pholidoscelis exsul
The common Puerto Rican ameiva, Puerto Rican ground lizard, or siguana común (''Pholidoscelis exsul'') is a species of lizard in the whiptail family.
Pholidoscelis plei
''Pholidoscelis plei'', known commonly as the Anguilla Bank ameiva or the Caribbean ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is found on the Caribbean islands of Anguilla, Saint Martin, and Saint Barthélemy in the Less ...
Nota bene
( ; plural: ) is the Latin language, Latin phrase meaning ''note well''.
In manuscripts, ''nota bene'' is abbreviated in upper-case as NB and N.B., and in lower-case as n.b. and nb; the editorial usages of ''nota bene'' and ''notate bene'' fi ...
'': A
binomial authority
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, altho ...
in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Pholidiscelis''.