Rainbow whiptail
| Rainbow whiptail | |
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| Rainbow whiptail (Cnemidophorus lemniscatus), Tayrona National Natural Park, Magdalena Department, Colombia | |
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Subclass: | Diapsida |
| Infraclass: | Lepidosauromorpha |
| Superorder: | Lepidosauria |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Genus: | Cnemidophorus |
| Species: | C. lemniscatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cnemidophorus lemniscatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
The rainbow whiptail (Cnemidophorus lemniscatus) is a species of lizard found in Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. It has also been introduced in Florida and has established populations there.[1] A rainbow whiptail grows up to approximately 12 inches (30.5 cm).
Both sexually reproducing and parthenogenetic populations are known.[1]
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Tayrona National Natural Park, Colombia_female.JPG)
female, Tobago
Blue specimen in Providencia Island, Colombia
References
- 1 2 Cnemidophorus lemniscatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 November 2014.
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