Pholidoscelis chrysolaemus (Cope, 1868) is a animal in the Teiidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Pholidoscelis chrysolaemus (Cope, 1868)
Pholidoscelis chrysolaemus, the common ameiva, is an endemic Hispaniolan lizard where males engage in homosexual mating.
Identify with AI — OfflinePholidoscelis chrysolaemus, originally described by Cope in 1868, is commonly called the common ameiva.
This lizard species is endemic to Hispaniola and several nearby smaller associated islands.
Male common ameivas have been observed engaging in homosexual mating.
Photo: (c) Ron Savage, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Ron Savage · cc-by-nc-sa
Aspidoscelis hyperythrus (Cope, 1863)
Ameiva atrigularis Garman, 1887
Pholidoscelis plei (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
Cnemidophorus cryptus Cole & Dessauer, 1993
Teius teyou (Daudin, 1802)
Ameiva tobagana Cope, 1879
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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