Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Pholidoscelis
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Caribbean Ameivas
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Karibische Ameiven
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Caribiske Ameivaer
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1843 |  |
Pholidoscelis Fitzinger (type species: Ameiva major Dumeril & Bibron 1839) |
Contents:
21 species, of which 16 (76.2%) are endemic.
In addition to this, 1 endemic species is considered extinct (cineraceus).
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of
Ameiva (e.g., Schwartz & Henderson 1988).
Revalidated as a separate genus by Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial (2016).
Tucker, Colli, Giugliano, Hedges, Hendry, Lemmon, Lemmon, Sites & Pyron (2016) pointed out that the grammatical gender of Pholidoscelis is masculine.
Distribution:
West Indies.
Reported from:
Anguilla
(Anguilla Island,
Little Scrub,
Sombrero),
Antigua & Barbuda
(Antigua,
Barbuda,
Redonda),
Bahamas
(incl.
Great Inagua Bank
[incl.
Great Inagua]),
British Virgin Islands
(incl.
Anegada),
Cuba
(incl.
Isla de la Juventud),
Dominica,
Dominican Republic,
Haiti
(incl.
Grande Cayemite,
Ile de la Gonâve,
Île-à-Vache),
Jamaica,
Martinique,
Montserrat,
Puerto Rico
(incl.
Culebra,
Desecheo,
Mona,
Vieques),
Saint Barthelemy,
Saint Kitts & Nevis
(Nevis,
Saint Kitts),
Saint Martin,
Sint Eustatius,
U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Pholidoscelis alboguttatus
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Mona Ameiva
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Mona-Ameive
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Mona-ameiva
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1896 | |
Ameiva alboguttata Boulenger |
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Ameiva exsul alboguttata Schwartz & Thomas 1975 |
Remarks:
Revalidated as a separate species by Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet (2012).
Not listed by Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial (2016).
Distribution:
Puerto Rico
(Mona).
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Pholidoscelis atratus
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Redonda Ameiva
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Redonda-Ameive
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Redonda-ameiva
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1888 | |
Ameiva atrata Garman |
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Ameiva pluvianotata atrata Schwartz & Thomas 1975 |
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Pholidoscelis atrata Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial 2016 |
Remarks:
Revalidated as a separate species by Malhotra & Thorpe (1999).
Distribution:
Antigua & Barbuda
(Redonda).
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Pholidoscelis auberi
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Cuban Ameiva
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Kubanische Ameive
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Cubansk Ameiva
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1838 | |
Ameiva auberi Cocteau |
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Pholidoscelis auberi Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial 2016 |
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1845 | |
Ameiva trilineata Gray (Schwartz & Henderson 1988) |
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1863 | |
Ameiva thoracica Cope (Schwartz & Henderson 1988) |
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Ameiva auberi thoracica Hecht 1954 |
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1970 | |
Ameiva auberi abducta Schwartz |
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1970 | |
Ameiva auberi atrothorax Schwartz |
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1970 | |
Ameiva auberi bilateralis McCoy |
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1970 | |
Ameiva auberi cacuminis Schwartz |
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1970 | |
Ameiva auberi citra Schwartz |
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1970 | |
Ameiva auberi denticola Schwartz |
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1970 | |
Ameiva auberi extorris Schwartz |
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1970 | |
Ameiva auberi extraria Schwartz |
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1970 | |
Ameiva auberi felis McCoy |
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1970 | |
Ameiva auberi focalis McCoy |
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1970 | |
Ameiva auberi galbiceps Schwartz |
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1970 | |
Ameiva auberi garridoi Schwartz |
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1970 | |
Ameiva auberi gemmea Schwartz |
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1970 | |
Ameiva auberi granti Schwartz |
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1970 | |
Ameiva auberi hardyi Schwartz |
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1970 | |
Ameiva auberi kingi McCoy |
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1970 | |
Ameiva auberi llanensis Schwartz |
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1970 | |
Ameiva auberi marcida Schwartz |
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1970 | |
Ameiva auberi multilineata McCoy |
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1970 | |
Ameiva auberi obsoleta McCoy |
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1970 | |
Ameiva auberi paulsoni Schwartz |
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1970 | |
Ameiva auberi peradusta Schwartz |
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1970 | |
Ameiva auberi procer Schwartz |
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1970 | |
Ameiva auberi pullata Schwartz |
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1970 | |
Ameiva auberi richmondi McCoy |
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1970 | |
Ameiva auberi sabulicolor Schwartz |
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1970 | |
Ameiva auberi secta Schwartz |
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1970 | |
Ameiva auberi sublesta Schwartz |
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1970 | |
Ameiva auberi ustulata Schwartz |
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1970 | |
Ameiva auberi zugi Schwartz |
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1975 | |
Ameiva auberi festiva Garrido [not Cnemidophorus festivus Lichtenstein 1856] (Schwartz & Henderson 1988) |
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1975 | |
Ameiva auberi orlandoi Schwartz & McCoy |
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1975 | |
Ameiva auberi sanfelipensis Garrido |
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1985 | |
Ameiva auberi behringensis Lee & Schwartz |
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1985 | |
Ameiva auberi parvinsulae Lee & Schwartz |
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1985 | |
Ameiva auberi sideroxylon Lee & Schwartz |
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1985 | |
Ameiva auberi vulturnus Lee & Schwartz |
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1987 | |
Ameiva auberi nigriventris Gali & Garrido |
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1987 | |
Ameiva auberi schwartzi Gali & Garrido |
Other common names:
obsoleta: Exuma Islands Ameiva
Distribution:
Bahamas,
Cuba
(incl.
Isla de la Juventud).
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Pholidoscelis chrysolaemus
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Hispaniolan Giant Ameiva
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Hispaniolanische Riesen-Ameive
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Hispaniolansk Kæmpeameiva
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1868 | |
Ameiva chrysolaema Cope |
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Pholidoscelis chrysolaema Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial 2016 |
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1871 | |
Amiva vittipunctata Cope (Schwartz & Henderson 1988) |
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1883 | |
Cnemidophorus affinis Fischer (Schwartz & Henderson 1988) |
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1888 | |
Ameiva regularis Fischer (Schwartz & Henderson 1988) |
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Ameiva chrysolaema regularis Schwartz & Klinikowski 1966 |
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1923 | |
Ameiva abbotti Noble (Schwartz & Henderson 1988) |
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Ameiva chrysolaema abbotti Barbour 1937 |
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1934 | |
Ameiva chrysolaema woodi Cochran |
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1938 | |
Ameiva chrysolaema boekeri Mertens |
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1966 | |
Ameiva chrysolaema alacris Schwartz & Klinikowski |
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1966 | |
Ameiva chrysolaema defensor Schwartz & Klinikowski |
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1966 | |
Ameiva chrysolaema ficta Schwartz & Klinikowski |
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Ameiva chrysolaema jacta Schwartz & Klinikowski |
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1966 | |
Ameiva chrysolaema leberi Schwartz & Klinikowski (Hower & Hedges 2003) |
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Ameiva leberi Schwartz & Thomas 1975 |
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1966 | |
Ameiva chrysolaema parvoris Schwartz & Klinikowski |
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1966 | |
Ameiva chrysolaema procax Schwartz & Klinikowski |
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1966 | |
Ameiva chrysolaema richardthomasi Schwartz & Klinikowski |
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1966 | |
Ameiva chrysolaema secessa Schwartz & Klinikowski |
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1968 | |
Ameiva chrysolaema quadrijugis Schwartz |
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1973 | |
Ameiva chrysolaema evulsa Schwartz |
Remarks:
Previously included umbratilis.
Distribution:
Dominican Republic,
Haiti
(incl.
Ile de la Gonâve).
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Pholidoscelis chrysolaemus
© Rune Midtgaard
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Pholidoscelis cineraceus
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Guadeloupe Ameiva
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Guadeloupe-Ameive
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Guadeloupe-ameiva
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1915 | |
Ameiva cineracea Barbour & Noble |
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Pholidoscelis cineracea Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial 2016 |
Remarks:
Regarded as extinct (Lorvelec, Pascal, Pavis & Feldman 2007).
Distribution:
Guadeloupe
(incl.
Iles des Saintes,
Marie-Galante).
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Pholidoscelis corax
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Anguilla Black Ameiva
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Schwarze Anguilla-Ameive
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Sort Anguilla-ameiva
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1992 | |
Ameiva corax Censky & Paulson |
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Pholidoscelis corax Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial 2016 |
Distribution:
Anguilla
(Little Scrub).
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Pholidoscelis corvinus
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Sombrero Ameiva
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Sombrero-Ameive
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Sombrero-ameiva
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1862 | |
Ameiva corvina Cope |
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Pholidoscelis corvina Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial 2016 |
Distribution:
Anguilla
(Sombrero).
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Pholidoscelis desechensis
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Desecheo Ameiva
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Desecheo-Ameive
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Desecheo-ameiva
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1967 | |
Ameiva desechensis Heatwole & Torres |
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Ameiva exsul desechensis Schwartz & Thomas 1975 |
Remarks:
Revalidated as a separate species by Henderson & Powell (2009), although without discussion or references.
Not listed by Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial (2016).
Distribution:
Puerto Rico
(Desecheo).
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Pholidoscelis dorsalis
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Jamaican Ameiva
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Jamaika-Ameive
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Jamaica-ameiva
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1838 | |
Ameiva dorsalis Gray |
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Pholidoscelis dorsalis Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial 2016 |
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1839 | |
Ameiva sloanei Duméril & Bibron (Schwartz & Henderson 1988) |
Distribution:
Jamaica.
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Pholidoscelis erythrocephalus
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Orange-faced Ameiva
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Rotkopf-Ameive
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Rødhovedet Ameiva
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1802 | |
Ameiva erythrocephala Daudin |
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Pholidoscelis erythrocephala Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial 2016 |
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1838 | |
Ameiva punctata Gray (Schwartz & Henderson 1988) |
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1871 | |
Ameiva erythrops Cope (Schwartz & Henderson 1988) |
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1874 | |
Ameiva major var. flaviceps Bocourt (Schwartz & Henderson 1988) |
Distribution:
Saint Kitts & Nevis
(Nevis,
Saint Kitts),
Sint Eustatius.
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Pholidoscelis exsul
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Puerto Rican Giant Ameiva
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Puertoricanische Riesen-Ameive
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Puertoricansk Kæmpeameiva
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1863 | |
Ameiva plei exsul Cope |
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Ameiva exul [sic] Stejneger 1904 |
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Pholidoscelis exsul Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial 2016 |
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1863 | |
Ameiva riisei Reinhardt & Lütken (Schwartz & Henderson 1988) |
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1932 | |
Ameiva birdorum Grant (Schwartz & Henderson 1988) |
Remarks:
Previously included alboguttata and desechensis.
Introduced to:
Puerto Rico (cays off the mainland),
U.S. Virgin Islands
(incl.
St. Croix).
Distribution:
British Virgin Islands
(incl.
Anegada),
Puerto Rico
(incl.
Culebra,
Desecheo,
Vieques),
U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Pholidoscelis fuscatus
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Dominican Ameiva
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Dominica-Ameive
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Dominica-ameiva
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1888 | |
Ameiva fuscata Garman |
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Pholidoscelis fuscata Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial 2016 |
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1892 | |
Ameiva brachiosquamatum Cope (Schwartz & Henderson 1988) |
Distribution:
Dominica.
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Pholidoscelis griswoldi
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Antigua Bank Ameiva
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Antigua-Ameive
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Antigua-ameiva
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1916 | |
Ameiva griswoldi Barbour |
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Pholidoscelis griswoldi Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial 2016 |
Distribution:
Antigua & Barbuda
(incl.
Antigua,
Barbuda).
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Pholidoscelis lineolatus
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Pygmy Blue-tailed Ameiva
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Blauschwanz-Zwergameive
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Blåhalet Dværgameiva
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1839 | |
Ameiva lineolata Dumeril & Bibron |
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Pholidoscelis lineolata Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial 2016 |
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1923 | |
Ameiva beatensis Noble (Schwartz & Henderson 1988) |
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Ameiva lineolata beatensis Mertens 1939 |
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1966 | |
Ameiva lineolata meracula Schwartz |
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1966 | |
Ameiva lineolata perplicata Schwartz |
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1966 | |
Ameiva lineolata privigna Schwartz |
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1966 | |
Ameiva lineolata semota Schwartz |
Distribution:
Dominican Republic,
Haiti.
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Pholidoscelis major
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Petite Terre Islands Ameiva, (Martinique Ameiva[!])
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Petite-Terre-Ameive
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Petite Terre-ameiva
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1839 | |
Ameiva major Dumeril & Bibron |
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Pholidoscelis major Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial 2016 |
Remarks:
Regarded as extinct (Lorvelec, Pascal, Pavis & Feldman 2007). The type locality (Cayenne, French Guiana) is considered erroneous, and the origin of this species was previously considered to be Martinique (e.g., Baskin & Williams 1966), but Breuil (2002) showed that it lived in the Petite Terre Islands off Guadeloupe.
Distribution:
Guadeloupe
(Iles de la Petite Terre:
Terre-de-Bas).
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Pholidoscelis maynardi
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Inagua Ameiva
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Inagua-Ameive
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Inagua-ameiva
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1888 | |
Ameiva maynardi Garman |
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Pholidoscelis maynardi Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial 2016 |
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1895 | |
Ameiva leucomelas Cope (Schwartz & Henderson 1988) |
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1932 | |
Ameiva maynardi uniformis Noble & Klingel |
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1936 | |
Ameiva maynardi parvinaguae Barbour & Shreve |
Distribution:
Bahamas
(incl.
Great Inagua Bank
[incl.
Great Inagua]).
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Pholidoscelis pleii
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Anguilla Bank Ameiva
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Anguilla-Ameive
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Anguilla-ameiva
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1839 | |
Ameiva pleii Dumeril & Bibron |
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Pholidoscelis plei [sic] Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial 2016 |
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1845 | |
Ameiva scutata Gray (Censky & Paulson 1992) |
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1869 | |
Ameiva analifera Cope (Censky & Paulson 1992) |
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1914 | |
Ameiva garmani Barbour (Censky & Paulson 1992) |
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1920 | |
Ameiva nevisana Schmidt (Censky & Paulson 1992) |
Remarks:
Records from Little Scrub Island refer to corax (Censky & Paulson 1992).
Distribution:
Anguilla
(incl.
Anguilla Island),
Martinique,
Saint Barthelemy,
Saint Martin.
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Pholidoscelis pluvianotatus
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Montserrat Ameiva
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Montserrat-Ameive
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Montserrat-ameiva
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1888 | |
Ameiva pluvianotata Garman |
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Pholidoscelis pluvianotata Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial 2016 |
Remarks:
Previously included atrata. Records from Redonda refer to atrata (Daltry 2007).
Distribution:
Montserrat.
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Pholidoscelis polops
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Saint Croix Ameiva
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Saint-Croix-Ameive
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Saint Croix-ameiva
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1863 | |
Ameiva polops Cope |
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Pholidoscelis polops Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial 2016 |
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1863 | |
Ameiva orstedii Reinhardt & Lütken (Schwartz & Henderson 1988) |
Remarks:
Regarded as extinct in St. Croix (Henderson & Powell 2009).
Extinct in:
U.S. Virgin Islands
(St. Croix).
Introduced to:
U.S. Virgin Islands
(Buck Island,
Ruth Island).
Distribution:
U.S. Virgin Islands
(Green Cay,
Protestant Cay).
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Pholidoscelis taeniurus
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Hispaniolan Blue-tailed Ameiva
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Hispaniolanische Blauschwanz-Ameive
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Hispaniolansk Blåhalet Ameiva
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1863 | |
Ameiva taeniura Cope |
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Pholidoscelis taeniura Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial 2016 |
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1919 | |
Ameiva navassae Schmidt (Schwartz & Henderson 1988) |
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Ameiva taeniura navassae Schwartz 1967 |
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1928 | |
Ameiva barbouri Cochran (Schwartz & Henderson 1988) |
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Ameiva taeniura barbouri Mertens 1939 |
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1934 | |
Ameiva rosamondae Cochran (Schwartz & Henderson 1988) |
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Ameiva taeniura rosamondae Mertens 1939 |
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1950 | |
Ameiva taeniura meyerabichi Mertens |
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1967 | |
Ameiva taeniura aequorea Schwartz |
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1967 | |
Ameiva taeniura algida Schwartz |
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1967 | |
Ameiva taeniura azuae Schwartz |
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1967 | |
Ameiva taeniura ignobilis Schwartz |
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1967 | |
Ameiva taeniura regnatrix Schwartz |
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1967 | |
Ameiva taeniura tofacea Schwartz |
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1967 | |
Ameiva taeniura vafra Schwartz |
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1967 | |
Ameiva taeniura varica Schwartz |
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1967 | |
Ameiva taeniura vulcanalis Schwartz |
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1968 | |
Ameiva taeniura pentamerinthus Schwartz |
Remarks:
Erroneously reported (as navassae) from Navassa (Powell 1999).
Distribution:
Dominican Republic,
Haiti
(incl.
Grande Cayemite,
Ile de la Gonâve,
Île-à-Vache).
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Pholidoscelis umbratilis
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Neiba Valley Giant Ameiva
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Neiba-Riesen-Ameive
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Neiba-kæmpeameiva
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1966 | |
Ameiva chrysolaema umbratilis Schwartz & Klinikowski |
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Pholidoscelis umbratilis Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial 2016 |
Distribution:
Dominican Republic.
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Pholidoscelis wetmorei
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Puerto Rican Blue-tailed Ameiva, (Wetmore's Ameiva)
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Puertoricanische Blauschwanz-Ameive
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Puertoricansk Blåhalet Ameiva
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1913 | |
Ameiva wetmorei Stejneger |
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Pholidoscelis wetmorei Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial 2016 |
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1932 | |
Ameiva wetmorei eleanorae Grant & Roosevelt |
Distribution:
Puerto Rico.
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