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Whiptails and Ameivas
Teiinae
Teiidae is a family of lacertoidean lizards native to the Americas. Members of this family are generally known as whiptails or racerunners; however, tegus also belong to this family. Teiidae is sister to the Gymnopthalmidae, and both families comprise the Teiioidea. The Teiidae includes several parthenogenic species – a mode of clonal reproduction. Presently, the Teiidae consists of approximately 150 species in eighteen genera.
13 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first · about 156 known species
Northern Whiptails
genusAspidoscelis
Northwestern Ameivas
genusHolcosus
South American Ameivas
genusAmeiva
Southern Whiptails
genusCnemidophorus
Caribbean ameivas
genusPholidoscelis
Spurred Whiptails
genusKentropyx
Typical Tejus
genusTeius
Eastern South American Whiptails
genusAmeivula
Desert Tegus
genusDicrodon
Ecuadorian Spurred Ameiva
genusMedopheos
Short-tailed Whiptails
genusContomastix
Argentinian Whiptails
genusAurivela
Blue-tailed Whiptails
genusGlaucomastix
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 797524.