Rainbow whiptail
| Rainbow whiptail | |
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| Tayrona National Natural Park, Magdalena Department, Colombia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Genus: | Cnemidophorus |
| Species: | C. lemniscatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cnemidophorus lemniscatus | |
The rainbow whiptail (Cnemidophorus lemniscatus) is a species of lizard found in Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. It has also been introduced in Florida and has established populations there.[1] A rainbow whiptail grows up to approximately 12 inches (30.5 cm).
Both sexually reproducing and parthenogenetic populations are known.[1]
Tayrona National Natural Park, Colombia
Blue specimen in Providencia Island, Colombia
Rainbow whiptail at Tayrona Natural Park.
Struggle between two Cnemidophorus lemniscatus.
References[]
- ^ a b Cnemidophorus lemniscatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 November 2014.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Cnemidophorus
- Lizards of Central America
- Lizards of South America
- Lizards of the Caribbean
- Reptiles of Belize
- Reptiles of Brazil
- Reptiles of Colombia
- Reptiles of Costa Rica
- Reptiles of El Salvador
- Reptiles of French Guiana
- Reptiles of Guatemala
- Reptiles of Guyana
- Reptiles of Honduras
- Reptiles of Nicaragua
- Reptiles of Panama
- Reptiles of Suriname
- Reptiles of Trinidad and Tobago
- Reptiles of Venezuela
- Reptiles described in 1758
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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