Saint Croix ground lizard

Saint Croix ground lizard
on Protestant Island
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Teiidae
Genus:	Pholidoscelis
Species:	P. polops
Binomial name
Pholidoscelis polops Cope, 1863
Synonyms
Ameiva polops

The Saint Croix ground lizard (Pholidoscelis polops) is a small lizard

Description

Growing to a size of between 35 and 90 mm (excluding the tail), adults have a pattern of light brown, dark brown and white longitudinal stripes down their back. Below these are a series of narrow brown, black and white vertical stripes, which extend from the sides down to the stomach. The stomach is white with bright blue markings (males), and the rest of the underside is a deep pinkish-red hue. The tail changes from a brown color near the body with alternating rings of blue and black. The entire tail of juveniles and hatchlings is a bright blue color. It eats virtually any prey item, including berries,

• "Saint Croix ground lizard". Arkive. Retrieved 2008-09-04.^{[permanent dead link]}
• "St. Croix ground lizard (Ameiva polops)". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
• "Pholidoscelis polops". IUCN Red List. Retrieved 2008-09-04.

External links

Data related to Pholidoscelis polops at Wikispecies

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ameiva polops.