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Basic information
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Holcosus festivus
Edward’s Middle American Ameiva [edwardsii]
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyTeiids
GenusWhiptails
- Czech name
- Ameiva středoamerická
- English name
- Edward’s Middle American Ameiva [edwardsii]
- Alternative names
- Ameiva Festiva, Central American whiptail, Lagartija Parda [edwardsii], Middle American Ameiva, MiddleAmerican Ameiva
- Synonyms
- Ameiva edwardsii, Ameiva eutropia, Ameiva festiva occidentalis, Cnemidophorus festivus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 144 mm
- Body mass
- max 93.3 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 37 mm
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 34.4–37.7 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 0.3–1 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–10 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 2–4 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 3M7WV · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 14763 · dryad-v5