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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classSquamata
  4. ›familyTeiidae
  5. ›genusHolcosus
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IUCN LC · Least concern

Middle American Ameiva

Holcosus festivus (Lichtenstein & Martens, 1856)

Also calledAmeiva Festiva (spa) · Ameiva centroamericana (spa) · Ameiva-americana-menor (por) · Ameiva-festiva (por) · Centralamerikansk Ameiva (dan) · Chisbala (spa) · Huico centroamericano (spa) · Lagartija Parda [edwardsii] (spa) · Lobito de cola azul (spa) · Middle American Ameiva (spa) · Zentralamerikanische Ameive (deu) · ameiva středoamerická (ces) · Праздничная амейва (rus)

First described in: Lichtenstein, H., and E. Von Martens. 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.

Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF

distribution

Distribution. This species is found in the lowlands of Tabasco and Mexico down to Colombia; it does not enter in the Yucatan Peninsula.

Detection of cryptic diversity in lizards (Squamata) from two Biosphere Reserves in Mesoamerica

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 7836710.