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Caribbean ameivas
Pholidoscelis
Pholidoscelis is a genus of lizards that belongs to the family Teiidae.
22 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 20 known species

Common Puerto Rican Ameiva
speciesPholidoscelis exsul

Anguilla Bank Ameiva
speciesPholidoscelis plei

Auber's Ameiva
speciesPholidoscelis auberi

Hispaniolan Giant Ameiva
speciesPholidoscelis chrysolaemus

Dominican Ameiva
speciesPholidoscelis fuscatus

Antiguan ameiva
speciesPholidoscelis griswoldi

St. Christopher Ameiva
speciesPholidoscelis erythrocephalus

Pygmy Blue-tailed Ameiva
speciesPholidoscelis lineolatus

Hispaniolan Blue-tailed Ameiva
speciesPholidoscelis taeniurus

Blue-tailed Ground Lizard
speciesPholidoscelis wetmorei

Jamaica Ameiva
speciesPholidoscelis dorsalis

Montserrat Ameiva
speciesPholidoscelis pluvianotatus

Saint Croix Ground Lizard
speciesPholidoscelis polops

Sombrero Ameiva
speciesPholidoscelis corvinus

Inagua Ameiva
speciesPholidoscelis maynardii

Mona Ameiva
speciesPholidoscelis alboguttatus

Desecheo Ameiva
speciesPholidoscelis desechensis
Pholidoscelis turukaeraensis
speciesPholidoscelis turukaeraensis
Guadeloupe Ameiva
speciesPholidoscelis cineraceus
Martinique Giant Ameiva
speciesPholidoscelis major
Redonda Ground Lizard
speciesPholidoscelis atratus
Anguilla Black Ameiva
speciesPholidoscelis corax
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 539176.