Holcosus Explained

Holcosus is a genus of lizards in the family Teiidae.

Geographic range

Species of the genus Holcosus are found in southern Mexico, Central America, and northern South America.

Species

These 18 species are recognized as being valid. Binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Holcosus.

Image Scientific name Common name Distribution
Holcosus amphigrammus rainbow ameiva Mexico.
Holcosus anomalus Echternacht's ameiva Colombia.
Holcosus bridgesii Bridges's ameiva southern Colombia (Nariño Department and Gorgona Island) and northwestern Ecuador (Carchi Province and Esmeraldas Province).
Holcosus chaitzami Chaitzam's ameiva Guatemala and in the southernmost Mexican state of Chiapas.
Holcosus festivus Middle American ameiva southern Mexico to Colombia
Holcosus gaigeae rainbow ameiva Mexico.
Holcosus hartwegi rainbow ameiva Guatemala and Mexico.
Holcosus leptophrys delicate ameiva, delicate whiptail Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama.
Holcosus niceforoi Colombia.
Holcosus orcesi Peters's ameiva Ecuador.
Holcosus parvus rainbow ameiva Costa Rica and Mexico.
Holcosus pulcher Costa Rica and Honduras.
Holcosus quadrilineatus four-lined ameiva western Panama, Costa Rica, and southeastern Nicaragua
Holcosus septemlineatus seven-lined ameiva Colombia and Ecuador.
Holcosus sinister rainbow ameiva Mexico
Holcosus stuarti rainbow ameiva Mexico.
Holcosus thomasi rainbow ameiva Guatemala and Chiapas Mexico .
Holcosus undulatus rainbow ameiva Mexico.

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