Holcosus undulatus, also known commonly as the barred whiptail, the metallic ameiva, and the rainbow ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to Mexico. There are three recognized subspecies.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Genus: | Holcosus |
| Species: | H. undulatus
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Description edit
H. undulatus is brown-coloured, with a series of darker zig-zag bars running down the sides, often with light blue and green markings along the sides and underside. It is similar to the Middle American ameiva (H. festivus).
Habitat edit
H. undulatus lives in litter in open habitats.
Subspecies edit
The following three subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies, are recognized as being valid.[2]
- Holcosus undulatus dexter (H.M. Smith & Laufe, 1946)
- Holcosus undulatus miadis (Barbour & Loveridge, 1929)
- Holcosus undulatus undulatus (Wiegmann, 1834)
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Holcosus.
References edit
- ^ Acosta Chaves, V.; Batista, A.; Chaves, G.; Flores-Villela, O.; Ibáñez, R.; Jaramillo, C.; Köhler, G.; Solórzano, A. (2013). "Holcosus undulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T197436A2483383. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T197436A2483383.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Holcosus undulatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
Further reading edit
- Wiegmann AFA (1834). Herpetologia Mexicana, seu descriptio amphibiorum Novae Hispaniae quae itineribus comitis Sack, Ferdinandi Deppe et Chr. Guil. Schiede in Museum Zoologicum Berolinense pervenerunt. Pars prima, saurorum species amplectens. Adiecto systematis saurorum prodromo, additsque multis in hunc amphibiorum ordinem observationibus. Berlin: C.G. Lüderitz. vi + 54 pp. + Plates I–X. (Cnemidophorus undulatus, new species, p. 26). (in Latin).
External links edit
- Holcosus undulatus, WildHerps.net
- Barred Whiptail, NaturePhoto-CZ.com
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