Pholidoscelis plei, known commonly as the Anguilla Bank ameiva or the Caribbean ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is found on the Caribbean islands of Anguilla, Saint Martin, and Saint Barthélemy in the Lesser Antilles. Its coloration and markings vary between each island population. Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Anguilla Bank Ameiva 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
- Pholidoscelis exsul
- Pholidoscelis griswoldi
- Pholidoscelis chrysolaemus
- Cnemidophorus arubensis
- Ameiva bifrontata
- Pholidoscelis erythrocephalus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Teiidae
- Genus
- Pholidoscelis
- Species
- Pholidoscelis plei
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