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Holcosus
''Holcosus'' is a genus of lizards in the family Teiidae. Geographic range Species of the genus ''Holcosus'' are found in southern Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. Species These 18 species are recognized as being valid. Binomial authority In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ... in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Holcosus''. References Lizard genera Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope {{Lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holcosus Septemlineatus
''Holcosus septemlineatus'', also known commonly as the seven-lined ameiva or the lagartija terrestre de cola azul (''Spanish''), is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to northwestern South America. Geographic range ''H. septemlineatus'' is found in the western lowlands of Ecuador and Colombia. In Ecuador, ''H. septemlineatus'' inhabits areas which the World Wide Fund for Nature classifies as the bioregions of Ecuadorian dry forests, Western Ecuador moist forests, Northwestern Andean montane forests, Guayaquil flooded grasslands, South American Pacific mangroves, and Manabí mangroves The Manabí mangroves (NT1418) is an ecoregion along the Pacific coast of Ecuador. The mangroves serve important functions in the marine and terrestrial ecology. They have been severely degraded and fragmented, particularly in the northern region. .... References septemlineatus Reptiles described in 1851 Taxa named by Auguste Duméril {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holcosus Bridgesii
''Holcosus bridgesii'', also known commonly as Bridges's ameiva , is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to northwestern South America. Etymology The specific name, ''bridgesii'', is in honor of American chemistry professor Robert Bridges (1806–1882). Geographic range ''H. bridgesii'' is found in southern Colombia ( Nariño Department and Gorgona Island) and northwestern Ecuador (Carchi Province and Esmeraldas Province). Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''H. bridgesii'' is forest, at altitudes from sea level to . Description ''H. bridgesii'' may attain a snout-to-vent length of , and a total length (including tail) of . Boulenger GA (1885). ''Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. ... Teiidæ ....'' London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I–XXIV. (''Ameiva bridgesii'', new combination, pp. 345–346). Rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rainbow Ameiva
A number of species of lizard are named rainbow ameiva, including: * '' Holcosus amphigrammus'' * ''Holcosus gaigeae'' * '' Holcosus hartwegi'' * '' Holcosus parvus'' * ''Holcosus sinister'' * ''Holcosus stuarti'' * ''Holcosus thomasi ''Holcosus thomasi'', also known commonly as the rainbow ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to Guatemala and the adjacent Mexican state of Chiapas Chiapas (; Tzotzil language, Tzotzil and Tzeltal la ...'' * '' Holcosus undulatus'' {{Animal common name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holcosus Festivus
''Holcosus festivus'', commonly known as the Central American whiptail, the Middle American ameiva, and the tiger ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to Central America and northern South America. Geographic range ''H. festivus'' is found from southern Mexico to Colombia.. Description ''H. festivus'' is brown-colored, with darker browns making a zig-zag pattern down the back. A similar species is ''Holcosus quadrilineatus''. Juveniles have metallic-blue tails.''Ameiva festiva'' Lizards of Las Cruces Biological Station, Costa Rica. Habitat ''H. festivus'' lives in open s.Subspecies Three[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holcosus Anomalus
''Holcosus anomalus'', also known commonly as Echternacht's ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to Colombia. Geographic range ''H. anomalus'' is found in the Pacific lowlands of Colombia. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''H. anomalus'' is forest, at altitudes from sea level to . Description Moderately large for its genus, ''H. anomalus'' may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . The ventral scales on the chest are granular, a character which is unique in its genus and in its subfamily (Teiinae). Behavior ''H. anomalus'' is terrestrial. Reproduction ''H. anomalus'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), a .... References Further reading * Castro-Herrera F, Vargas-Salinas F (2008). "''Anfibios y rept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holcosus Chaitzami
''Holcosus chaitzami'', also known commonly as Chaitzam's ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to extreme southern North America and Central America. Etymology The specific name, ''chaitzami'', is "dedicated to Chaitzam, the mountain lord who dominates the lower Cahabón Valley". Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Ameiva chaitzami'', p. 51). Geographic range ''H. chaitzami'' is found in Guatemala and in the southernmost Mexican state of Chiapas. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''H. chaitzami'' is forest, at altitudes of . Description A small species for its genus, ''H. chaitzami'' may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about . Reproduction ''H. chaitzami'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holcosus Orcesi
''Holcosus orcesi'', also known commonly as Peters' ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to Ecuador. Etymology The specific name, ''orcesi'', is in honor of Ecuadorian herpetologist Gustavo Orcés. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Ameiva orcesi'', p. 195). Habitat The preferred habitat of ''H. orcesi'' is shrubland at altitudes of . Reproduction ''H. orcesi'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), a .... References Further reading * Harvey, Michael B.; Ugueto, Gabriel N.; Gutberlet, Ronald L., Jr. (2012). "Review of Teiid Morphology with a Revised Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepido ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holcosus Leptophrys
''Holcosus leptophrys'', also known commonly as the delicate ameiva and the delicate whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to Central America and northwestern South America. Geographic range ''H. lepyophrys'' is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co .... Description ''H. leptophrys'' is brown-coloured, with bark-brown zig-zag lines running down each side. References External links ''Ameiva leptophrys'' WildHerps.net''Ameiva leptophrys'' Cliff Bernzweig ''Ameiva leptophrys'' CalPhotos leptophrys Reptiles of Colombia Reptiles of Costa Rica Reptiles of Panama Reptiles described in 1893 Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holcosus Parvus
''Holcosus parvus'', also known commonly as the rainbow ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to Costa Rica and Mexico. References parvus Alexander Lvovich Parvus, born Israel Lazarevich Gelfand (8 September 1867 – 12 December 1924) and sometimes called Helphand in the literature on the Russian Revolution, was a Marxist theoretician, publicist, and controversial activist in the ... Reptiles of North America Reptiles described in 1915 {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holcosus Niceforoi
''Holcosus niceforoi'' is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found 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 found els ... to Colombia. References niceforoi Reptiles described in 1943 Taxa named by Emmett Reid Dunn {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holcosus Amphigrammus
''Holcosus amphigrammus'', also known commonly as the rainbow ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to in Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate .... References amphigrammus Reptiles of North America Reptiles described in 1945 {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holcosus Hartwegi
''Holcosus hartwegi'', also known commonly as the rainbow ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to Guatemala and Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate .... References hartwegi Reptiles of North America Reptiles described in 1940 {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
