Rainbow whiptail

Rainbow whiptail
	Rainbow whiptail (Cnemidophorus lemniscatus), Tayrona National Natural Park, Magdalena Department, Colombia
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Subclass:	Diapsida
Infraclass:	Lepidosauromorpha
Superorder:	Lepidosauria
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Sauria
Family:	Teiidae
Genus:	Cnemidophorus
Species:	C. lemniscatus
Binomial name
	Cnemidophorus lemniscatus; (Linnaeus, 1758)

The rainbow whiptail (Cnemidophorus lemniscatus) is a species of lizard found in Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. It has also been introduced in Florida and has established populations there.^[1] A rainbow whiptail grows up to approximately 12 inches (30.5 cm).

Both sexually reproducing and parthenogenetic populations are known.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Cnemidophorus lemniscatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 November 2014.

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[RDB-1] Cnemidophorus lemniscatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 November 2014.

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