Ameiva festiva
Central American Ameive ( Ameiva festiva )
The Central American Ameive ( Ameiva festiva ) counts within the family of rail lizards ( Teiidae ) to the genus Ameiven ( Ameiva ). The species was first described in 1856 by the German zoologist Martin Hinrich Lichtenstein.
Features
The Central American Ameive reaches a length of 11-13 cm. Your body is built slim. The base color of the body is brown, from the back of the head, a broad yellow-brown longitudinal band, which is designed more pronounced in females than in males takes up the tail. The body sides have black streaks, some of which are lined with yellow stripes, among which draws an irregular spot pattern. Chest and neck are red-orange to brownish, throat and belly are blue. The head is olive green to brownish. Ameiva festiva has 8 rows Ventralschuppen ( belly scales ), irregularly arranged, enlarged in the medium throat signs and 40 Femoralporen. In young animals the spinal stripe is yellowish and bluish green towards the tail.
Way of life
The Central American Ameive performs a diurnal lifestyle and eats all kinds of arthropods. It reproduces without controlled propagation times gone by oviparity ( oviparous ). A clutch consists of 2-3 eggs.
Subspecies
The number of subtypes varies depending on the source 3 to 4 Reptile Database registered the following three subspecies:
- Ameiva festiva festiva (Lichtenstein, 1856)
- Ameiva festiva edwardsii ( Bocourt, 1873)
- Ameiva festiva occidentalis ( Taylor, 1956)
Occurrence
The Central American Ameive is distributed from Mexico throughout Central America to Colombia. It occurs in lowlands and settled there, dense forests and open areas such as forest clearings.