Ameiva ameiva Linneaus 1758 (Giant ameiva)
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Belongs to Ameiva according to M. B. Harvey et al. 2012
See also Frank and Ramus 1996
Sister taxa: Ameiva alboguttata, Ameiva atrata, Ameiva atrigularis, Ameiva auberi, Ameiva bifrontata, Ameiva chrysolaema, Ameiva cineracea, Ameiva concolor, Ameiva corax, Ameiva corvina, Ameiva dorsalis, Ameiva erythrocephala, Ameiva exsul, Ameiva fuscata, Ameiva griswoldi, Ameiva lineolata, Ameiva major, Ameiva maynardi, Ameiva parecis, Ameiva plei, Ameiva pluvianotata, Ameiva polops, Ameiva praesignis, Ameiva provitaae, Ameiva taeniura, Ameiva wetmorei
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Carneiro Cave (Quaternary of Brazil)
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