Taxonomy Profile: Ameiva ameiva (Linnaeus 1758)

Ameiva ameiva: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Giant Ameiva []
South American Ground Lizard []
Zandolie []
Neotropical Ameiva []
Amazon Racerunner []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Ameiva ameiva: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Reptilia
répteis |
reptiles |
Reptiles |
Order : Squamata
Amphisbaenians |
Lizards |
Snakes |
amphisbènes |
lézards |
serpents |
Suborder : Autarchoglossa
Family : Teiidae
Ground Lizards |
New World Runners |
Racerunners |
Whiptails |
Ameivas |
Tegus |
Genus : Ameiva
Ground Lizards |
Ameivas |
Species : Ameiva ameiva
Giant Ameiva |
South American Ground Lizard |
Zandolie |
Neotropical Ameiva |
Amazon Racerunner |
Ameiva ameiva Direct Children(s):
Ameiva ameiva: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Ameiva ameiva
Expert:
Peter Uetz
Notes:
Associate Professor, CSBC
Reference for:
Ameiva ameiva
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Ameiva ameiva
Source:
Reptile Database (Nov 2021)
Acquired:
2021-12-12
Notes:
Uetz, P., Freed, P, Aguilar, R. & Hosek, J. (eds.) (2021) The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org, accessed 12 Dec 2021
Reference for:
Ameiva ameiva
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1987-01-01 / 1987-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Resource Publication, no. 166
Page(s):
79
Publisher:
United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Ameiva ameiva
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Collins, J. T.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1990-07-01 / 1990-07-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Standard Common and Current Scientific Names for North American Amphibians and Reptiles, Third Edition
Page(s):
ii + 41
Publisher:
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
Publication Place:
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-916984-21-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Ameiva ameiva
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Crother, Brian I., Ronald M. Bonett, Jeff Boundy, Frank T. Burbrink, et al. / Moriarty, John J., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2017-09-01 / 2017-09-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding, Eighth Ed.
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Herpetological Circular, no. 43
Page(s):
102
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
978-1-946681-003/
Notes:
Available free as PDF, and as updated database, at https://ssarherps.org/publications/north-american-checklist/
Reference for:
Ameiva ameiva
Ameiva ameiva: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Caribbean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Introduced
Ameiva ameiva: Comments