
Ameivula ocellifera, Spix's whiptail, is a species of teiid lizard found in Brazil and Argentina.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Spix's Whiptail being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Aspidoscelis costatus
- Aspidoscelis angusticeps
- Medopheos edracanthus
- Teius teyou
- Aspidoscelis communis
- Kentropyx striata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Teiidae
- Genus
- Ameivula
- Species
- Ameivula ocellifera
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