Pholidoscelis maynardi, commonly known as the Great Inagua ameiva, Inagua ameiva, or Inagua blue-tailed lizard, is species of lizard, a member of the familyTeiidae. The species is endemic to the Bahamas. Three subspecies have been described.[1]
Pholidoscelis maynardi maynardiGarman, 1888 – northern and western coasts of Great Inagua Island
Pholidoscelis maynardi parvinaguaeBarbour & Shreve, 1936[3] – Little Inagua
Pholidoscelis maynardi uniformisNoble & Klingel, 1932[4] – eastern and southern portions of Great Inagua Island
Referencesedit
^ abcdSpecies Pholidoscelis maynardi at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
^Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ameiva maynardi, p. 172).
^Barbour T, Shreve B (1936). "New races of Tropidophis and of Ameiva from the Bahamas". Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club40: 347-365. (Ameiva maynardi parvinauguae, new subspecies).
^Noble GK, Klingel GC (1932). "The Reptiles of Great Inagua Island, British West Indies". American Museum Novitates (549): 1-25. (Ameiva maynardii uniformis, new subspecies, pp. 23-24). [1][2]
Further readingedit
Campbell DG (1981). The Ephemeral Islands: A Natural History of the Bahamas. London and Basingstoke: Macmillan Education. 160 pp. ISBN978-0333226759.
Garman S (1888). "Reptiles and Batrachians from the Caymans and from the Bahamas. Collected by Prof. C. J. Maynard for the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Cambridge, Mass." Bulletin of the Essex Institute20: 101–113. (Ameiva maynardii, new species, pp. 110–111).
Goicoehea N, Frost DR, De la Riva I, Pellegrino KCM, Sites J, Rodrigues MT, Padial JM (2016). "Molecular systematics of teioid lizards (Teioidea/Gymnophthalmoidea: Squamata) based on the analysis of 48 loci under tree-alignment and similarity-alignment". Cladistics32: 624–671. (Philodoscelis maynardi, new combination).
Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 714 pp. ISBN978-0813010496.
Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Ameiva maynardi, pp. 60–61).
November 28, 2023
pholidoscelis, maynardi, commonly, known, great, inagua, ameiva, inagua, ameiva, inagua, blue, tailed, lizard, species, lizard, member, family, teiidae, species, endemic, bahamas, three, subspecies, have, been, described, conservation, statusleast, concern, iu. Pholidoscelis maynardi commonly known as the Great Inagua ameiva Inagua ameiva or Inagua blue tailed lizard is species of lizard a member of the family Teiidae The species is endemic to the Bahamas Three subspecies have been described 1 Pholidoscelis maynardiConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaOrder SquamataFamily TeiidaeGenus PholidoscelisSpecies P maynardiBinomial namePholidoscelis maynardi Garman 1888 Synonyms 1 Ameiva maynardii Garman 1888 Pholidoscelis maynardi Goicoechea et al 2016 Contents 1 Etymology 2 Description 3 Diet 4 Habitat 5 Reproduction 6 Subspecies and distribution 7 References 8 Further readingEtymology editThe specific name maynardi is in honor of American ornithologist Charles Johnson Maynard 2 Description editMales of P maynardi measure an average of 72 mm 2 83 in snout vent length SVL and females average 70 mm 2 76 in SVL Diet editP maynardi is mainly insectivorous however little is known of its natural history Habitat editP maynardi is often encountered in the upper beach zone It prefers sandy and loamy areas but is also found in rocky and sparse vegetative areas Reproduction editP maynardi is oviparous 1 Subspecies and distribution editThree subspecies are recognized as being valid including the nominotypical subspecies 1 The species is found only in Inagua Bahamas Pholidoscelis maynardi maynardi Garman 1888 northern and western coasts of Great Inagua Island Pholidoscelis maynardi parvinaguae Barbour amp Shreve 1936 3 Little Inagua Pholidoscelis maynardi uniformis Noble amp Klingel 1932 4 eastern and southern portions of Great Inagua IslandReferences edit a b c d Species Pholidoscelis maynardi at The Reptile Database www reptile database org Beolens Bo Watkins Michael Grayson Michael 2011 The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press xiii 296 pp ISBN 978 1 4214 0135 5 Ameiva maynardi p 172 Barbour T Shreve B 1936 New races of Tropidophis and of Ameiva from the Bahamas Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 40 347 365 Ameiva maynardi parvinauguae new subspecies Noble GK Klingel GC 1932 The Reptiles of Great Inagua Island British West Indies American Museum Novitates 549 1 25 Ameiva maynardii uniformis new subspecies pp 23 24 1 2 Further reading editCampbell DG 1981 The Ephemeral Islands A Natural History of the Bahamas London and Basingstoke Macmillan Education 160 pp ISBN 978 0333226759 Garman S 1888 Reptiles and Batrachians from the Caymans and from the Bahamas Collected by Prof C J Maynard for the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Cambridge Mass Bulletin of the Essex Institute 20 101 113 Ameiva maynardii new species pp 110 111 Goicoehea N Frost DR De la Riva I Pellegrino KCM Sites J Rodrigues MT Padial JM 2016 Molecular systematics of teioid lizards Teioidea Gymnophthalmoidea Squamata based on the analysis of 48 loci under tree alignment and similarity alignment Cladistics 32 624 671 Philodoscelis maynardi new combination Schwartz A Henderson RW 1991 Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies Descriptions Distributions and Natural History Gainesville University of Florida Press 714 pp ISBN 978 0813010496 Schwartz A Thomas R 1975 A Check list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No 1 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Carnegie Museum of Natural History 216 pp Ameiva maynardi pp 60 61 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pholidoscelis maynardi amp oldid 1160977821, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
