Pholidoscelis is a genus of lizards that belongs to the family Teiidae. All species are endemic to the West Indies.

Pholidoscelis
Common Puerto Rican ameiva (Pholidoscelis exsul)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Subfamily: Teiinae
Genus: Pholidoscelis
Fitzinger, 1843

Classification

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Listed alphabetically.[1]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pholidiscelis.

References

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  1. ^ Pholidoscelis, The Reptile Database

Further reading

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  • Fitzinger L (1843). Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. (Pholidoscelis, new genus, p. 20). (in Latin).