Overview
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Common Names
Common Names in English:
Martinique Ameiva, Martinique Giant Ameiva
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Reptilia
()
- Reptiles
- Subclass:
Diapsida
()
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
()
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
()
-
- Order:
Squamata
()
- Suborder:
Lacertilia
()
- Infraorder:
Scincomorpha
()
- Infraorder:
Scincomorpha
(
- Suborder:
Lacertilia
(
- Order:
Squamata
(
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
(
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
(
- Subclass:
Diapsida
(
- Class:
Reptilia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Ameiva major — Schwartz & Henderson 1991: 196
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Uetz P.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Ameiva
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 208 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
A. abbotti · A. alboguttata · A. ameiva (South American Ground Lizard) · A. ameiva ameiva · A. ameiva bilineata · A. ameiva fischeri · A. ameiva fulginosa · A. ameiva laeta · A. ameiva melanocephala · A. ameiva ornata · A. ameiva petersi · A. ameiva petersii · A. ameiva praesignis · A. ameiva tobagana · A. ameiva vogli · A. americana · A. analifera · A. anomala (Echternacht's Ameiva) · A. aqualina · A. aquilina · A. atrata · A. auberi (Auber's Ameiva) · A. auberifelis · A. auberifocalis · A. auberi abducta · A. auberi atrothorax · A. auberi auberi · A. auberi behringensis · A. auberi bilateralis · A. auberi cacuminis · A. auberi citra · A. auberi denticola · A. auberi extorris · A. auberi extraria · A. auberi galbiceps · A. auberi garridoi · A. auberi gemmea · A. auberi granti · A. auberi hardyi · A. auberi kingi · A. auberi llanensis · A. auberi marcida · A. auberi multilineata · A. auberi nigriventris · A. auberi obsoleta · A. auberi orlandoi · A. auberi parvinsulae · A. auberi paulsoni · A. auberi peradusta · A. auberi procer · A. auberi pullata · A. auberi richmnondi · A. auberi sabulicolor · A. auberi sanfelipensis · A. auberi schwartzi · A. auberi secta · A. auberi sideroxylon · A. auberi sublesta · A. auberi thoracica · A. auberi ustulata · A. auberi vulturnus · A. auberi zugi · A. barahonae · A. bifrontata (Cope's Ameiva) · A. bifrontata bifrontata · A. bifrontata concolor · A. bifrontata divisa · A. bifrontata insulana · A. bridgesi · A. bridgesii (Bridges'ameiva) · A. chaitzami (Chaitzam's Ameiva) · A. chrysolaema (Common Ameiva) · A. chrysolaema abbotti · A. chrysolaema alacris · A. chrysolaema boekeri · A. chrysolaema chrysolaema · A. chrysolaema defensor · A. chrysolaema evulsa · A. chrysolaema ficta · A. chrysolaema jacta · A. chrysolaema leberi · A. chrysolaema parvoris · A. chrysolaema procax · A. chrysolaema quadrijugis · A. chrysolaema regularis · A. chrysolaema richardthomasi · A. chrysolaema secessa · A. chrysolaema umbratilis · A. chrysolaema woodi · A. chrysolema · A. cineracea (Guadeloupe Ameiva) · A. corax (Censky's Ameiva) · A. corvina (Sombrero Ameiva) · A. desechensis · A. dorsalis (Jamaica Ameiva) · A. edracantha (Bocourt's Ameiva) · A. edwardsii · A. erythrocephala (St. Christopher Ameiva) · A. erythrops · A. exsul (Puerto Rican Ground Lizard)
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Further Reading
- Baskin et al. (1966) Studies Fauna Curacao Carib. Isl. 23: 144-176.
- Boulenger (1885) Catalogue lizards, vol. 2, 2nd ed.
- Catalogue of the Specimens of lizards in the collection of the British museum. London, Printed by order of the Trustees, 1845. ENG url p. 17.
- Duméril & Bibron (1839) Erpétologie Générale, Vol.5.
- Groombridge, B. 1992. Global Biodiversity: Status of the Earth’s Living Resources. Report compiled by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Chapman and Hall, London.
- Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Schwartz & Henderson (1991) Amph. Rept. West Indies.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Uetz, Peter. The Reptile Database
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Ameiva major. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 14 January 2007.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2536040
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-1396
- IUCN ID: 1120
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 717
