Biology:Holcosus septemlineatus
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Holcosus septemlineatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Genus: | Holcosus |
| Species: | H. septemlineatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Holcosus septemlineatus (A.H.A. Duméril, 1851)
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Holcosus septemlineatus, also known commonly as the seven-lined ameiva or the lagartija terrestre de cola azul (Spanish),[1] is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to northwestern South America.
Geographic range
H. septemlineatus is found in the western lowlands of Ecuador and Colombia.[1] In Ecuador, H. septemlineatus inhabits areas which the World Wide Fund for Nature classifies as the bioregions of Ecuadorian dry forests, Western Ecuador moist forests, Northwestern Andean montane forests, Guayaquil flooded grasslands, South American Pacific mangroves, and Manabí mangroves.[2][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Holcosus septemlineatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 June 2019.
- ↑ Harvey, Michael B.; Ugueto, Gabriel N.; Gutberlet, Jr., Ronald L. (7 September 2012). "Review of Teiid Morphology with a Revised Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata)". Zootaxa 3459 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3459.1.1. https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3459.1.1. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ↑ "Wildfinder Database" (in en). World Wildlife Fund for Nature. https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/wildfinder-database.
Wikidata ☰ Q923723 entry
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