Holcosus undulatus (Wiegmann, 1834) is a animal in the Teiidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Holcosus undulatus (Wiegmann, 1834)

Holcosus undulatus (Wiegmann, 1834)

Holcosus undulatus is a brown lizard with dark zig-zag side bars that lives in litter in open habitats.

Family
Genus
Holcosus
Order
Class
Squamata

About Holcosus undulatus (Wiegmann, 1834)

Holcosus undulatus is brown-colored, with a series of darker zig-zag bars running down its sides. It often has light blue and green markings along its sides and underside. It is similar in appearance to Holcosus festivus, also known as the Middle American ameiva. Holcosus undulatus inhabits litter in open habitats.

Photo: (c) Cheryl Harleston López Espino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Cheryl Harleston López Espino · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Teiidae Holcosus

More from Teiidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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