Parent taxon: Teiini according to R. Estes 1983
See also Carroll 1988, Frank and Ramus 1996 and Harvey et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Cnemidophorus, Dicrodon
Subtaxa: Ameiva alboguttata Ameiva ameiva 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:
• Quaternary of Antigua and Barbuda (3 collections), the Bahamas (4), Brazil (2), Jamaica (1)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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