Ameiva ameiva

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnophthalmoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata

Subordo: Lacertoidea
Superfamilia: Gymnophthalmoidea

Familia: Teiidae
Subfamilia: Teiinae
Genus: Ameiva
Species: Ameiva ameiva
Subspecies (2): A. a. ameiva – A. a. tobagana

Name

Ameiva ameiva (Linnaeus, 1758)

Syntypes (3): NRM 120 and 124; UUZM 12.

Type locality: “America”, restricted to “the confluence of the Cottica River and the Perica Creek, Suriname” by Hoogmoed (1973: 44).

Combinations

  • Lacerta ameiva Linnaeus, 1758: 202 [original combination]

References

Primary references

  • Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii
  • Hoogmoed, M.S. 1973. Notes on the herpetofauna of Surinam IV: the lizards and amphisbaenians of Surinam. Biogeographica Volume 1–5. Dr. W. Junk b.v. Publishers: The Hague. 419 pp.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Ameive
English: Giant Ameiva
français: Ameive commun
português do Brasil: Bico-doce
українська: Амейва звичайна
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