Holcosus festivus
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Ameiva festiva, commonly known as the Middle American ameiva, Central American whiptail, or tiger ameiva, is a species of whiptail lizard endemic to Central America and northern South America.[1]
Geographic range
A. festiva is found from southern Mexico to Colombia.[1]
Description
A. festiva is brown-colored, with darker browns making a zig-zag pattern down the back. A similar species is Ameiva quadrilineata. Juveniles have metallic-blue tails.[2]
Habitat
A. festiva lives in open habitats.[2]
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies.[1]
- Ameiva festiva festiva (Lichtenstein, 1856) – northern Colombia and Panama
- Ameiva festiva edwardsii Bocourt, 1873 – Guatemala, Honduras, southern Mexico, and Nicaragua
- Ameiva festiva occidentalis Taylor, 1956 – Costa Rica
Nota bene: A taxon author (binomial authority or trinomial authority) in parentheses indicates that the taxon (species or subspecies) was originally described in a different genus (in this case, a genus other than Ameiva).
Etymology
The subspecific name, edwardsii, is in honor of French zoologist Alphonse Milne-Edwards.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Holcosus festivus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database.
- ^ a b Ameiva festiva, Lizards of Las Cruces Biological Station, Costa Rica.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ameiva festiva edwardsii, p. 80).
Further reading
- 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 festiva, p. 347).
- Lichtenstein "H". 1856. Nomenclator reptilium et amphibiorum musei zoologici Berolinensis: Namenverzeichniss der in der zoologischen Sammlung der Königlichen Universität zu Berlin aufgestellten Arten von Reptilien und Amphibien nach ihren Ordnungen, Familien und Gattungen. Berlin: Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. iv + 48 pp. (Cnemidophorus festivus, new species, p. 13). (in Latin and German).
External links
- Ameiva festiva, Jan Ševčík.
- Central American Whiptailed Lizard, NaturePhotos-CZ.com.
- Ameiva festiva, WildHerps.com.
