St. Christopher ameiva
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Genus: | Pholidoscelis |
| Species: | P. erythrocephalus
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| Pholidoscelis erythrocephalus (Daudin, 1802)
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The St. Christopher ameiva (Pholidoscelis erythrocephalus) is a lizard species in the genus Pholidoscelis. It is found on the Caribbean island of Sint Eustatius, and on Saint Kitts and Nevis, where it is more scarce.
Description
Adult males reach a length of 13.5 cm (5.3 in) snout-to-vent. Adults of both sexes have a dark olive-green dorsal surface, tinged with reddish brown. Its head is more reddish and its sides more pink. Its underside is blue-gray, with a peach-colored throat and chin separated by a darker region. Its flanks are spotted and marbled, and its back and sides have narrow stripes along its length that fade towards its tail.
Taxonomy
The St. Christopher ameiva was originally described in early 1802 by
Saint Christopher island in the West Indies. In 2016, it was redescribed as Pholidoscelis erythrocephala along with other West Indies ameiva species.[3]
References
- . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b Pholidoscelis erythrocephalus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-25.
- PMID 34727678.
- Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999). Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean. ISBN 0-333-69141-5.