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Ameiva ameiva
Species of lizard / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ameiva ameiva, also known as the giant ameiva, green ameiva, South American ground lizard, or Amazon racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae found in Central and South America, and some Caribbean Islands.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Teiidae |
Genus: | Ameiva |
Species: | A. ameiva |
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Ameiva ameiva | |
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Ameiva ameiva ameiva | |
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Lacerta ameiva Linnaeus, 1758 |