Common Names
Common Names in English:
Giant Ameiva, Giant Ameiva, Amazon Racerunner, South American Ground Lizard, Zandolie
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,051 meters (0 to 10,010 feet).Mean = 242.560 meters (795.801 feet), Standard Deviation = 520.370 based on 41 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Sauropsida
()
- Subclass:
Diapsida
()
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
()
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
()
-
- Order:
Squamata
()
- Suborder:
Lacertilia
()
- Infraorder:
Scincomorpha
()
- Infraorder:
Scincomorpha
(
- Suborder:
Lacertilia
(
- Order:
Squamata
(
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
(
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
(
- Subclass:
Diapsida
(
- Class:
Sauropsida
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Ameiva ameiva ameiva BARBOUR & NOBLE 1915
- Ameiva ameiva bilineata BARBOUR & NOBLE 1915
- Ameiva americana MEYER 1795: 28 (nom. subst. for Lacerta Ameiva GMELIN)
- Ameiva guttata GRAY 1845: 18
- Ameiva litterata FITZINGER 1826: 51
- Ameiva surinamensis COPE 1862: 67
- Ameiva vulgaris LICHTENSTEIN 1823 (nom. subst. for Lacerta Ameiva LINN.)
- Amiva surinamensis COPE 1876: 165
- Lacerta ameiva LINNAEUS 1758: 202
- Lacerta graphica DAUDIN 1802: 112
- Lacerta litterata DAUDIN 1802: 106
- Lacerta tristriata COPE 1862 (in error for Teius tritaeniatus SPIX)
- Teius tritaeniatus SPIX 1825: 22
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Uetz P.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Ameiva
There are approximately 178 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
A. abbotti · A. alboguttata · A. ameiva (Giant Ameiva) · A. ameiva fischeri · A. ameiva fulginosa · A. ameiva laeta · A. ameiva melanocephala · A. ameiva ornata · A. ameiva petersi · A. ameiva petersii · A. ameiva praesignis · A. ameiva tobagana · A. ameiva vogli · A. anomala · A. aqualina · A. aquilina · A. atrata · A. auberi · A. auberi abducta · A. auberi atrothorax · A. auberi auberi · A. auberi behringensis · A. auberi bilateralis · A. auberi cacuminis · A. auberi citra · A. auberi denticola · A. auberi extorris · A. auberi extraria · A. auberi galbiceps · A. auberi garridoi · A. auberi gemmea · A. auberi granti · A. auberi hardyi · A. auberi kingi · A. auberi llanensis · A. auberi marcida · A. auberi multilineata · A. auberi nigriventris · A. auberi obsoleta · A. auberi orlandoi · A. auberi parvinsulae · A. auberi paulsoni · A. auberi peradusta · A. auberi procer · A. auberi pullata · A. auberi richmnondi · A. auberi sabulicolor · A. auberi sanfelipensis · A. auberi schwartzi · A. auberi secta · A. auberi sideroxylon · A. auberi sublesta · A. auberi thoracica · A. auberi ustulata · A. auberi vulturnus · A. auberi zugi · A. auberifelis · A. auberifocalis · A. barahonae · A. bifrontata · A. bifrontata bifrontata · A. bifrontata concolor · A. bifrontata divisa · A. bifrontata insulana · A. bridgesi · A. bridgesii · A. chaitzami · A. chrysolaema · A. chrysolaema abbotti · A. chrysolaema alacris · A. chrysolaema boekeri · A. chrysolaema chrysolaema · A. chrysolaema defensor · A. chrysolaema evulsa · A. chrysolaema ficta · A. chrysolaema jacta · A. chrysolaema parvoris · A. chrysolaema procax · A. chrysolaema quadrijugis · A. chrysolaema regularis · A. chrysolaema richardthomasi · A. chrysolaema secessa · A. chrysolaema umbratilis · A. chrysolaema woodi · A. cineracea · A. corax · A. corvina · A. desechensis · A. dorsalis · A. edracantha · A. erythrocephala · A. erythrops · A. exsul (Puerto Rican Ground Lizard) · A. exsul alboguttata · A. exsul desechensis · A. exsul exsul · A. exul · A. festiva · A. festiva edwardsii · A. festiva festiva
Bibliography
- Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
- Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner 1987. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service. Washington, D.C., USA. 79.
- Bauer, A.M., Günther, R. (1994): An annotated type catalogue of the teiid and microteiid lizards in the Zoological Museum, Berlin (Reptilia: Squamata: Teiidae and Gymnophthlamidae). - Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 70(2), pp. 267-280
- Collins, J. T. 1990. Standard Common and Current Scientific Names for North American Amphibians and Reptiles, Third Edition. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. St. Louis, Missouri, USA. ii-41. ISBN: 0-916984-21-4.
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Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
- EMBL Reptile Database 2005.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 27, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 8 providers.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 27, 2008:
- Carnegie Museums: Amphibians and Reptiles
- GBIF-Sweden: Herpetology (NRM)
- Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Herpetology Collection - Reptile Database
- Museum of Southwestern Biology, Division of Amphibians and Reptiles: Museum of Southwestern Biology, Division of Amphibians and Reptiles database
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
- University of Alaska Museum of the North: University of Alaska Museum of the North Amphibian and Reptile Collection
- Yale University Peabody Museum: Peabody Herp Collection DiGIR provider Service
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2546606
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-1351
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 235234
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 174028
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ARACJ01010
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 150619
