Pholidoscelis taeniurus | |
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in Haiti on the Tiburon peninsula | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Teiidae |
Genus: | Pholidoscelis |
Species: | P. taeniurus
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Binomial name | |
Pholidoscelis taeniurus Cope, 1862
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Pholidoscelis taeniurus, the Hispaniolan blue-tailed ameiva or Haitian ameiva, is a member of the Teiidae family of lizards. It is endemic to the island of Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), including some satellite islands, like Île-à-Vache, Gonâve Island, and Isla Saona.[1][2]