Ameiva

Ameiva, commonly called jungle-runners, is a genus of whiptail lizards that belongs to the family Teiidae.

Geographic range

Member species of the genus Ameiva are found in South America, Central America and the Caribbean (West Indies). Their major habitat in four regions of Brazil include: Caatinga, Cerrado, the Amazonian rain forest, and the Amazonian savanna.<ref>"Geographical ecology of a Neotropical lizard: AMeiva ameiva (Teiidae) in Brazil"</ref> Additionally, Ameiva ameiva has been introduced to Florida in the United States.<ref>Conant R (1975). A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Second Edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. xviii + 429 pp. + Plates 1-48. Template:ISBN (hardcover), Template:ISBN (paperback). (Ameiva ameiva, pp. 120-121 + Plate 17 + Map 92).</ref>

Sourced from "The Reptile Database".<ref>Ameiva. The Reptile Database. http://www.reptile-database.org.</ref>

Image	Name	Distribution
	Ameiva aggerecusans Template:Small	Peru
	Ameiva ameiva Template:Small – giant ameiva, green ameiva, South American ground lizard, Amazon racerunner	Central, South America, and some Caribbean Islands.
	Ameiva atrigularis Template:Small – giant ameiva, Amazon racerunner	Trinidad and Tobago and in Venezuela.
	Ameiva bifrontata Template:Small – Cope's ameiva	Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Netherlands Antilles, and Aruba.
	Ameiva concolor Template:Small	Peru.
	Ameiva fuliginosa Template:Small	Isla de Providencia, San Andrés, and the Swan Islands.
	Ameiva jacuba Template:Small	Brazil.
	Ameiva nodam Template:Small	Peru.
	Ameiva pantherina Template:Small	Venezuela.
	Ameiva parecis Template:Small	Brazil.
	Ameiva praesignis Template:Small – giant ameiva, Amazon racerunner	Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, and Colombia.
	Ameiva provitaae Template:Small	Venezuela.
	Ameiva reticulata Template:Small	Peru.
	Ameiva tobagana Template:Small – Antillean ameiva	Grenada and St. Vincent.