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Middle American Ameiva

Holcosus festivus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Costa Rica.January 318, February 301, March 456, April 261, May 277, June 305, July 216, August 258, September 171, October 147, November 186, December 246.
Costa Rica3,142
Provincia Alajuela1,143
Provincia Limón794
Provincia Heredia680
Provincia Puntarenas370
Panama318
Colombia142
Colón Province139
Mexico103
Chiapas98

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Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderSnakes and Lizards · Squamata
FamilyWhiptails and Tegus · Teiidae
GenusNorthwestern Ameivas · Holcosus

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