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Holcosus festivus (Lichtenstein & Martens, 1856) is a animal in the Teiidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Holcosus festivus (Lichtenstein & Martens, 1856) (Holcosus festivus (Lichtenstein & Martens, 1856))
Animalia

Holcosus festivus (Lichtenstein & Martens, 1856)

Holcosus festivus (Lichtenstein & Martens, 1856)

Holcosus festivus is a brown lizard with zig-zag back markings, found from southern Mexico to Colombia in open habitats.

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Family
Genus
Holcosus
Order
Class
Squamata

About Holcosus festivus (Lichtenstein & Martens, 1856)

Body Coloration

This species, scientifically named Holcosus festivus, has a brown base body color, with darker brown markings that form a zig-zag pattern running down its back.

Similar Species

It is visually similar to another related species, Holcosus quadrilineatus.

Juvenile Tail Coloration

Juvenile individuals of this species have tails with a metallic blue color.

Geographic Distribution

Its natural geographic distribution spans from southern Mexico all the way to Colombia.

Habitat Preference

This species lives exclusively in open types of habitat.

Photo: (c) JeffreyGammon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by JeffreyGammon · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Teiidae Holcosus

More from Teiidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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