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'''Holcosus''' is a [[genus]] of [[lizard]]s that belongs to the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Teiidae]].
'''''Holcosus''''' is a [[genus]] of [[lizard]]s in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Teiidae]].


==Geographic range==
==Classification==
[[Species]] of the genus ''Holcosus'' are found in southern [[Mexico]], [[Central America]], and northern [[South America]].<ref name=RDB/>
Listed alphabetically.<ref>[http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/advanced_search?genus=holcosus&exact%5B0%5D=genus&submit=Search ''Holcosus''], The Reptile Database</ref>
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*''[[Holcosus anomalus]]'' (Echternacht, 1977) – Echternacht's ameiva
*''[[Holcosus bridgesii]]'' Cope, 1869 – Bridges's ameiva
*''[[Holcosus chaitzami]]'' (Stuart, 1942) – Chaitzam's ameiva
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*''[[Holcosus festivus]]'' (Lichtenstein, 1856) – Middle American ameiva
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*''[[Holcosus leptophrys]]'' (Cope, 1893) – delicate ameiva, delicate whiptail
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*''[[Holcosus niceforoi]]'' (Dunn, 1943)
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*''[[Holcosus orcesi]]'' (Peters, 1964) – Peters's ameiva
*''[[Holcosus quadrilineatus]]'' (Hallowell, 1861) – four-lined ameiva
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*''[[Holcosus septemlineatus]]'' (Duméril, 1851) – seven-lined ameiva
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*''[[Holcosus undulatus]]'' (Wiegmann, 1834) – rainbow ameiva


==Species==
These 18 species<!-- , listed alphabetically by [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]], --> are recognized as being valid.<ref name=RDB>{{EMBL genus|genus=Holcosus}}</ref> [[Binomial nomenclature|Binomial authority]] in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Holcosus''.
{| class="wikitable"
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! Image !! Scientific name !! Common name !! Distribution
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| ||''[[Holcosus amphigrammus]]'' {{small|([[Hobart Muir Smith|H.M. Smith]] & [[species:Leonard E. Laufe|Laufe]], 1945)}} || rainbow ameiva || Mexico.
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| ||''[[Holcosus anomalus]]'' {{small|([[species:Arthur C. Echternacht|Echternacht]], 1977)}} || Echternacht's ameiva || Colombia.
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| ||''[[Holcosus bridgesii]]'' {{small|[[Edward Drinker Cope|Cope]], 1869}} || Bridges's ameiva || southern Colombia (Nariño Department and Gorgona Island) and northwestern Ecuador (Carchi Province and Esmeraldas Province).
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| ||''[[Holcosus chaitzami]]'' {{small|([[:fr:Laurence Cooper Stuart|Stuart]], 1942)}} || Chaitzam's ameiva || Guatemala and in the southernmost Mexican state of Chiapas.
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| ||''[[Holcosus festivus]]'' {{small|([[Hinrich Lichtenstein|Lichtenstein]], 1856)}} || Middle American ameiva || southern Mexico to Colombia
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| ||''[[Holcosus gaigeae]]'' {{small|(H.M. Smith & Laufe, 1946)}} || rainbow ameiva || Mexico.
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| ||''[[Holcosus hartwegi]]'' {{small|(H.M. Smith, 1940)}} || rainbow ameiva || Guatemala and Mexico.
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|[[File:Delicate Ameiva, Costa Rica.jpg|120px]] ||''[[Holcosus leptophrys]]'' {{small|(Cope, 1893)}} || delicate ameiva, delicate whiptail || Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama.
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| ||''[[Holcosus niceforoi]]'' {{small|([[Emmett Reid Dunn|Dunn]], 1943)}} || || Colombia.
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| ||''[[Holcosus orcesi]]'' {{small|([[James A. Peters|J. Peters]], 1964)}} || Peters's ameiva || Ecuador.
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| ||''[[Holcosus parvus]]'' {{small|([[Thomas Barbour|Barbour]] & [[Gladwyn Kingsley Noble|Noble]], 1915)}} || rainbow ameiva || Costa Rica and Mexico.
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| ||''[[Holcosus pulcher]]'' {{small|([[Edward Hallowell (herpetologist)|Hallowell]], 1861)}} || || Costa Rica and Honduras.
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|[[File:Four-lined Ameiva (Ameiva quadrilineata) (9356546506).jpg|120px]] ||''[[Holcosus quadrilineatus]]'' {{small|(Hallowell, 1861)}} || four-lined ameiva || western Panama, Costa Rica, and southeastern Nicaragua
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| ||''[[Holcosus septemlineatus]]'' {{small|([[Auguste Duméril|A.H.A. Duméril]], 1851)}} || seven-lined ameiva || Colombia and Ecuador.
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| ||''[[Holcosus sinister]]'' {{small|(H.M. Smith & Laufe, 1946)}} || rainbow ameiva || Mexico
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| ||''[[Holcosus stuarti]]'' {{small|(H.M. Smith, 1940)}} || rainbow ameiva || Mexico.
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| ||''[[Holcosus thomasi]]'' {{small|(H.M. Smith & Laufe, 1946)}} || rainbow ameiva || Guatemala and Chiapas Mexico .
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|[[File:Ameiva_undulata02.jpg|alt=Ameiva undulata02.jpg|frameless|123x123px]]||''[[Holcosus undulatus]]'' {{small|([[Arend Friedrich August Wiegmann|Wiegmann]], 1834)}} || rainbow ameiva || Mexico.
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==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite journal |author-link=Edward Drinker Cope |last1=Cope |first1=ED |year=1862 |title=Synopsis of the Species of ''Holcosus'' and ''Ameiva'', with Diagnoses of new West Indian and South American Colubridæ |journal=Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia |volume=14 |pages=60–82 |jstor=4059427}} (''Holcosus'', new genus, p. 60).


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[[Category:Teiidae]]
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[[Category:Lizard genera]]
[[Category:Lizard genera]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope]]



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Latest revision as of 10:42, 3 August 2024

Holcosus
Rainbow ameiva (Holcosus undulatus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Subfamily: Teiinae
Genus: Holcosus
Cope, 1862
Type species
Holcosus septemlineatus

Holcosus is a genus of lizards in the family Teiidae.

Geographic range

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Species of the genus Holcosus are found in southern Mexico, Central America, and northern South America.[1]

Species

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These 18 species are recognized as being valid.[1] Binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Holcosus.

Image Scientific name Common name Distribution
Holcosus amphigrammus (H.M. Smith & Laufe, 1945) rainbow ameiva Mexico.
Holcosus anomalus (Echternacht, 1977) Echternacht's ameiva Colombia.
Holcosus bridgesii Cope, 1869 Bridges's ameiva southern Colombia (Nariño Department and Gorgona Island) and northwestern Ecuador (Carchi Province and Esmeraldas Province).
Holcosus chaitzami (Stuart, 1942) Chaitzam's ameiva Guatemala and in the southernmost Mexican state of Chiapas.
Holcosus festivus (Lichtenstein, 1856) Middle American ameiva southern Mexico to Colombia
Holcosus gaigeae (H.M. Smith & Laufe, 1946) rainbow ameiva Mexico.
Holcosus hartwegi (H.M. Smith, 1940) rainbow ameiva Guatemala and Mexico.
Holcosus leptophrys (Cope, 1893) delicate ameiva, delicate whiptail Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama.
Holcosus niceforoi (Dunn, 1943) Colombia.
Holcosus orcesi (J. Peters, 1964) Peters's ameiva Ecuador.
Holcosus parvus (Barbour & Noble, 1915) rainbow ameiva Costa Rica and Mexico.
Holcosus pulcher (Hallowell, 1861) Costa Rica and Honduras.
Holcosus quadrilineatus (Hallowell, 1861) four-lined ameiva western Panama, Costa Rica, and southeastern Nicaragua
Holcosus septemlineatus (A.H.A. Duméril, 1851) seven-lined ameiva Colombia and Ecuador.
Holcosus sinister (H.M. Smith & Laufe, 1946) rainbow ameiva Mexico
Holcosus stuarti (H.M. Smith, 1940) rainbow ameiva Mexico.
Holcosus thomasi (H.M. Smith & Laufe, 1946) rainbow ameiva Guatemala and Chiapas Mexico .
Ameiva undulata02.jpg Holcosus undulatus (Wiegmann, 1834) rainbow ameiva Mexico.

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Holcosus.
  1. ^ a b Genus Holcosus at The Reptile Database

Further reading

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  • Cope, ED (1862). "Synopsis of the Species of Holcosus and Ameiva, with Diagnoses of new West Indian and South American Colubridæ". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 14: 60–82. JSTOR 4059427. (Holcosus, new genus, p. 60).


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