Holcosus quadrilineatus

Holcosus quadrilineatus, the four-lined ameiva or four-lined whiptail, is a species of whiptail lizard found in western Panama, Costa Rica, and southeast Nicaragua.[2]

Holcosus quadrilineatus
Found in Costa Rica

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Holcosus
Species:
H. quadrilineatus
Binomial name
Holcosus quadrilineatus
(Hallowell, 1861)[2]
Synonyms

Ameiva quadrilineata

Description

Brown coloured with four light lines running down the back. Similar species, Holcosus festivus. Lives in open habitats. Juveniles have metallic-blue tails.[3]

gollark: > Pigeonholing is a process that attempts to classify disparate entities into a small number of categories.according to the internet but I assume it's something more specific.
gollark: What's pigeonholing?
gollark: I'm not convinced that this will actually be useful outside of Google.
gollark: I feel like I would be more secure with a non-wireless-capable card, but I have no idea if my bank even offers those.
gollark: Well, this is *interesting*, apparently my phone can read some data off my contactless debit card via NFC.

References

  1. IUCN (2016). "Holcosus quadrilineatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Holcosus quadrilineatus, The Reptile Database
  3. Ameiva quadrilineata, Lizards of Las Cruces Biological Station, Costa Rica
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.