Ameiva praesignis

Ameiva praesignis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnophthalmoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea Superfamilia: Gymnophthalmoidea

Familia: Teiidae
Subfamilia: Teiinae
Genus: Ameiva
Species: Ameiva praesignis

Name

Ameiva praesignis (Baird & Girard, 1852)

• Syntypes: USNM 5519 and UMMZ 3823, collected by C.B. Adams, date unknown.
• Type locality: “Chagres”, Panama.

Combinations

• Cnemidophorus praesignis Baird & Girard, 1852: 129 [original combination]
• Ameiva praesignis — Cope, 1862: 67 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Baird, S.F. & Girard, C. 1852. Characteristics of some new reptiles in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Second Part. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6: 125–129. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Ameiva praesignis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 October 2019.
• Ines Hladki, A., Ramírez Pinilla, M., Renjifo, J. & Urbina, N. 2017. IUCN: Ameiva praesignis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T44579592A44579603. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T44579592A44579603.en

Vernacular names

English: Giant Ameiva