Reptiles
Rainbow Ameiva
Holcosus undulatus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Middle American AmeivaHolcosus festivus
Delicate AmeivaHolcosus leptophrys
Four-lined WhiptailHolcosus quadrilineatus
Mexican RacerunnerAspidoscelis guttatus
Yucatán WhiptailAspidoscelis angusticeps
Sack's Giant Whiptail LizardAspidoscelis sackii
Dusky Giant AmeivaAmeiva praesignis
Blackbelly RacerunnerAspidoscelis deppii
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Mexico | 938 |
|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 232 |
| Quintana Roo | 168 |
| Yucatan | 155 |
| Jalisco | 145 |
| Provincia Guanacaste | 119 |
| Guatemala | 102 |
| Chiapas | 101 |
| Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 76 |
| Campeche | 75 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Rainbow Ameiva with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.