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Ameiva.am.FL

An adult giant ameiva, Ameiva ameiva. Ameivas are related to the whiptail lizards. This species is native to the grasslands of tropical South America and Panama, but has been introduced to several locations around the Caribbean Sea by human activity. This animal was photographed in Florida.

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Identification: Ameiva ameiva (Giant Ameiva, Amazon Racerunner)
Location: Florida, USA.
Contributors: James Harding, Michigan State University
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Subjects: Subject Live Animal; Type Photo; Life Stages and Gender adult/sexually mature; Anatomy coloration/patterning disruptive coloration (spots/stripes); Anatomy coloration/patterning cryptic

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