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{{Short description|Species of lizard}}
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{{Taxobox
| status = LC
| name = Central American Whiptail
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref>{{cite iucn|author=[[species:Víctor J. Acosta-Chaves|Acosta Chaves V]], [[species:Abel Batista|Batista A]], [[species:Gerardo Chaves|Chaves G]], [[species:Oscar Flores-Villela|Flores-Villela O]], [[species:Roberto Ibáñez|Ibáñez R]], [[species:Adriana Inés Hladaki|Ines Hladaki A]], [[species:César A. Jaramillo|Jaramillo C]], [[Gunther Köhler|Köhler G]], [[species:William W. Lamar|Lamar W]], [[species:Martha Patricia Ramirez-Pinilla|Ramírez Pinilla M]], [[species:Juan Manuel Renjifo|Renjifo J]], [[species:Nicolas Urbina|Urbina N]] |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/197429/0 |title=''Holcosus festivus '' |year=2016 |access-date=7 December 2016}}</ref>
| image = Ameiva festiva02.jpg
| image = Ameiva festiva02.jpg
| image2 = Tiger Ameiva.jpg
| image2 = Tiger Ameiva.jpg
| image_width =
| genus = Holcosus
| species = festivus
| image_caption =
| authority = ([[Martin Lichtenstein|Lichtenstein]], 1856)
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| synonyms = *''Cnemidophorus festivus'' {{small|Lichtenstein, 1856}}
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
*''Ameiva festivus'' <br />{{small|— [[Marie Firmin Bocourt|Bocourt]], 1874}}
| classis = [[Reptile|Reptilia]]
*''Ameiva festiva'' <br />{{small|— [[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1885}}
| ordo = [[Squamata]]
*''Holcosus festivus'' <br />{{small|— [[species:Michael B. Harvey|Harvey]] et al., 2012}}
| subordo = [[Sauria]]
| synonyms_ref =<ref name="RDB"/>
| familia = [[Teiidae]]
| genus = ''[[Ameiva]]''
| species = '''''A. festiva'''''
| binomial = ''Ameiva festiva''
| species_authority = (Lichtenstein, 1856)
}}
}}

The '''Middle American Ameiva''', '''Central American Whiptail''', or '''Tiger Ameiva''' (''Ameiva festiva'') is a species of [[Teiidae|whiptail]] lizard found from southern [[Mexico]] to [[Colombia]].<ref>{{NRDB species|genus=Ameiva|species=festiva}}</ref>
'''''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 (biology)|family]] [[Teiidae]]. The species is native to [[Central America]] and northern [[South America]].<ref name="RDB"/>

==Geographic range==
''H. festivus'' is found from southern [[Mexico]] to [[Colombia]].<ref name="RDB">{{NRDB species|genus=Holcosus|species=festivus}}.</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
Brown coloured with darker browns making a zig-zag pattern down the back. Similar species, ''[[Ameiva quadilineata]]''. Lives in open habitats. Juveniles have metallic-blue tails.<ref>[http://www.dnr.cornell.edu/edge/Field_guide_lizards.htm ''Ameiva festiva''], Lizards of Las Cruces Biological Station, Costa Rica</ref>
''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.<ref name="LCBS">[http://www.dnr.cornell.edu/edge/Field_guide_lizards.htm ''Ameiva festiva''], Lizards of Las Cruces Biological Station, Costa Rica.</ref>

==Habitat==
''H. festivus'' lives in open [[habitat]]s.<ref name="LCBS"/>

==Subspecies==
Three [[subspecies]] are recognized, including the [[nominotypical subspecies]].<ref name="RDB"/>
*''H. f. festivus'' {{small|([[Martin Lichtenstein|Lichtenstein]], 1856)}} – northern Colombia and [[Panama]]
*''H. f. edwardsii'' {{small|[[Marie Firmin Bocourt|Bocourt]], 1873}} – [[Guatemala]], [[Honduras]], southern Mexico, and [[Nicaragua]]
*''H. f. occidentalis'' {{small|[[Edward Harrison Taylor|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 ''Holcosus'').

==Etymology==
The [[Subspecies|subspecific name]], ''edwardsii'', is in honor of [[French people|French]] [[Zoology|zoologist]] [[Alphonse Milne-Edwards]].<ref>[[species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]]; [[species:Michael Watkins|Watkins, Michael]]; Grayson, Michael (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).</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==Further reading==
*[[George Albert Boulenger|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.&nbsp;347).
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*[http://www.sevcikphoto.com/ameiva_undulata.jpg.html ''Ameiva festiva''], Jan Ševćík
*[[Hinrich Lichtenstein|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.&nbsp;13). (in [[Latin]] and [[German language|German]]).
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*[http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/central-american-whiptailed-lizard:ameiva-festiva-photo-1820.html Central American Whiptailed Lizard], NaturePhotos-CZ.com
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*[http://www.wildherps.com/species/A.festiva.html ''Ameiva festiva''], WildHerps.com


==External links==
{{commons category}}
{{Commons category|Ameiva festiva}}
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*[http://www.sevcikphoto.com/ameiva_undulata.jpg.html ''Ameiva festiva''], Jan Ševčík.
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*[http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/central-american-whiptailed-lizard:ameiva-festiva-photo-1820.html Central American Whiptailed Lizard], NaturePhotos-CZ.com.
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*[http://www.wildherps.com/species/A.festiva.html ''Ameiva festiva''], WildHerps.com.


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[[Category:Ameiva]]
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[[Category:Reptiles of North America]]
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[[Category:Reptiles of South America]]


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[[Category:Holcosus|festivus]]
[[de:Zentralamerikanische Ameive]]
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[[Category:Reptiles of Mexico]]
[[eu:Ameiva festiva]]
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[[Category:Reptiles of Central America]]
[[fr:Ameiva festiva]]
[[Category:Reptiles of Colombia]]
[[it:Ameiva festiva]]
[[Category:Reptiles described in 1856]]
[[nl:Ameiva festiva]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Hinrich Lichtenstein]]

Latest revision as of 00:25, 29 December 2023

Holcosus festivus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Holcosus
Species:
H. festivus
Binomial name
Holcosus festivus
(Lichtenstein, 1856)
Synonyms[2]
  • Cnemidophorus festivus Lichtenstein, 1856
  • Ameiva festivus
    — Bocourt, 1874
  • Ameiva festiva
    — Boulenger, 1885
  • Holcosus festivus
    — Harvey et al., 2012

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.[2]

Geographic range

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H. festivus is found from southern Mexico to Colombia.[2]

Description

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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.[3]

Habitat

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H. festivus lives in open habitats.[3]

Subspecies

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Three subspecies are recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]

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 Holcosus).

Etymology

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The subspecific name, edwardsii, is in honor of French zoologist Alphonse Milne-Edwards.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Acosta Chaves V, Batista A, Chaves G, Flores-Villela O, Ibáñez R, Ines Hladaki A, Jaramillo C, Köhler G, Lamar W, Ramírez Pinilla M, Renjifo J, Urbina N (2016). "Holcosus festivus ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c d Holcosus festivus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database.
  3. ^ a b Ameiva festiva, Lizards of Las Cruces Biological Station, Costa Rica.
  4. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (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

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  • 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).
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