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Holcosus festivus  (Lichtenstein and Martens in Lichtenstein, 1856)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1172277

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Ameiva festiva (Lichtenstein and Martens in Lichtenstein, 1856)
  
    Cnemidophorus festivus Lichtenstein and Martens in Lichtenstein, 1856
  
  Common Name(s): Ameiva Festiva [English]
  
    Middle American Ameiva [English]
  
    Ameiva centroamericana [Spanish]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassReptilia Laurenti, 1768 – répteis, reptiles, Reptiles  
                         OrderSquamata Oppel, 1811 – Amphisbaenians, Lizards, Snakes, amphisbènes, lézards, serpents  
                            SuborderAutarchoglossa   
                               FamilyTeiidae Gray, 1827 – Tegus, Ground Lizards, New World Runners, Racerunners, Whiptails, Ameivas  
                                  GenusHolcosus Cope, 1862  
                                     SpeciesHolcosus festivus (Lichtenstein and Martens in Lichtenstein, 1856) – Ameiva Festiva, Middle American Ameiva, Ameiva centroamericana  
    Direct Children:  
                                        Subspecies Holcosus festivus edwardsii (Bocourt, 1873) – Edward's Middle American Ameiva, Lagartija Parda 
                                        Subspecies Holcosus festivus festivus (Lichtenstein and Martens in Lichtenstein, 1856)  
                                        Subspecies Holcosus festivus occidentalis Taylor, 1956  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Peter Uetz  
  Notes: Associate Professor, CSBC   
  Reference for: Holcosus festivus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Reptile Database (Nov 2021), website (version Nov-2021)  
  Acquired: 2021   
  Notes: Uetz, P., Freed, P, Aguilar, R. & Hosek, J. (eds.) (2021) The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org, accessed 12 Dec 2021   
  Reference for: Holcosus festivus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Harvey, Michael B., Gabriel N. Ugueto, and Ronald L. Gutberlet, Jr.  
  Publication Date: 2012   
  Article/Chapter Title: Review of Teiid Morphology with a Revised Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Zootaxa, vol. 3459   
  Page(s): 1-156   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 1175-5326   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Holcosus festivus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Liner, Ernest A., and Gustravo Casas-Andreu, eds.  
  Publication Date: 2008   
  Article/Chapter Title: Standard Spanish, English, and Scientific Names of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Mexico, 2nd edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Herpetological Circular, no. 38   
  Page(s): 1-162   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 978-0-916984-755   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Ameiva Festiva[English], Middle American Ameiva [English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Middle America  
    South America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Mexico, Native  
 

 

    

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