Ameiva ameiva

Ameiva ameiva

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnophthalmoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea Superfamilia: Gymnophthalmoidea

Familia: Teiidae
Subfamilia: Teiinae
Genus: Ameiva
Species: Ameiva ameiva
Subspecies (2): A. a. ameiva – A. a. tobagana

Name

Ameiva ameiva (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Syntypes (3): NRM 120 and 124; UUZM 12.
• Type locality: “America”, restricted to “the confluence of the Cottica River and the Perica Creek, Suriname” by Hoogmoed (1973: 44).

Combinations

• Lacerta ameiva Linnaeus, 1758: 202 [original combination]

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 
• Hoogmoed, M.S. 1973. Notes on the herpetofauna of Surinam IV: the lizards and amphisbaenians of Surinam. Biogeographica Volume 1–5. Dr. W. Junk b.v. Publishers: The Hague. 419 pp.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Ameiva ameiva. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 28 June 2018.
• Ibáñez, R., Jaramillo, C., Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, P., Rivas, G., Caicedo, J., Kacoliris, F. & Pelegrin, N. 2019. IUCN: Ameiva ameiva  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T203180A2761608. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T203180A2761608.en. Accessed on 17 June 2022.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Ameive
English: Giant Ameiva
français: Ameive commun
português do Brasil: Bico-doce
українська: Амейва звичайна

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