Английская Википедия:Ameiva
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Ameiva, commonly called jungle-runners, is a genus of whiptail lizards that belongs to the family Teiidae.
Geographic range
Member species of the genus Ameiva are found in South America, Central America and the Caribbean (West Indies). Their major habitat in four regions of Brazil include: Caatinga, Cerrado, the Amazonian rain forest, and the Amazonian savanna.[1] Additionally, Ameiva ameiva has been introduced to Florida in the United States.[2]
Species
Sourced from "The Reptile Database".[3]
| Image | Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| Ameiva aggerecusans Шаблон:Small | Peru | |
| Файл:Amazon Racerunner, male.jpg | Ameiva ameiva Шаблон:Small – giant ameiva, green ameiva, South American ground lizard, Amazon racerunner | Central, South America, and some Caribbean Islands. |
| Файл:Giant ameiva (Ameiva atrigularis).jpg | Ameiva atrigularis Шаблон:Small – giant ameiva, Amazon racerunner | Trinidad and Tobago and in Venezuela. |
| Ameiva bifrontata Шаблон:Small – Cope's ameiva | Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Netherlands Antilles, and Aruba. | |
| Ameiva concolor Шаблон:Small | Peru. | |
| Файл:Ameiva fuliginosa.jpg | Ameiva fuliginosa Шаблон:Small | Isla de Providencia, San Andrés, and the Swan Islands. |
| Ameiva jacuba Шаблон:Small | Brazil. | |
| Ameiva nodam Шаблон:Small | Peru. | |
| Ameiva pantherina Шаблон:Small | Venezuela. | |
| Ameiva parecis Шаблон:Small | Brazil. | |
| Файл:Ameiva praesignis 44744254.jpg | Ameiva praesignis Шаблон:Small – giant ameiva, Amazon racerunner | Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, and Colombia. |
| Ameiva provitaae Шаблон:Small | Venezuela. | |
| Ameiva reticulata Шаблон:Small | Peru. | |
| Файл:Ameiva tobagana in grenada.jpg | Ameiva tobagana Шаблон:Small – Antillean ameiva | Grenada and St. Vincent. |
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Ameiva.
References
Further reading
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- Meyer FAA (1795). Synopsis reptilium, novam ipsorum sistens generum methodum, nec non Gottingensium huius ordinis animalium enumerationem. Göttingen: van den Hoek and Ruprecht. 32 pp. (Ameiva, new genus, p. 27). (in Latin).
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- ↑ "Geographical ecology of a Neotropical lizard: AMeiva ameiva (Teiidae) in Brazil"
- ↑ Conant R (1975). A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Second Edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. xviii + 429 pp. + Plates 1-48. Шаблон:ISBN (hardcover), Шаблон:ISBN (paperback). (Ameiva ameiva, pp. 120-121 + Plate 17 + Map 92).
- ↑ Ameiva. The Reptile Database. http://www.reptile-database.org.
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