Holcosus bridgesii

Holcosus bridgesii
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Teiidae
Genus:	Holcosus
Species:	H. bridgesii
Binomial name
	Holcosus bridgesii; Cope, 1869
Synonyms
	Holcosus bridgesii; Cope, 1869; Ameiva bridgesii; — Boulenger, 1885; Holcosus bridgesii; — Harvey et al., 2012;

Last updated June 04, 2024

Holcosus bridgesii, also known commonly as Bridges's ameiva , is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to northwestern South America.

Etymology

The specific name, bridgesii, is in honor of American chemistry professor Robert Bridges (1806–1882).^[3]

Geographic range

H. bridgesii is found in southern Colombia (Nariño Department and Gorgona Island) and northwestern Ecuador (Carchi Province and Esmeraldas Province).^[1]^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. bridgesii is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,200 m (3,900 ft).^[1]

Description

H. bridgesii may attain a snout-to-vent length of 12 cm (4.7 in), and a total length (including tail) of 44 cm (17 in).^[4]

Reproduction

H. bridgesii is oviparous.^[2]

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References

1 2 3 Cisneros-Heredia D, Brito J, Yánez-Muñoz M (2017). "Holcosus bridgesii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T44579564A44579573. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T44579564A44579573.en. Downloaded on 30 June 2019.
1 2 3 Holcosus bridgesii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 30 June 2019.
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ameiva bridgesii, p. 39).
↑ Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. ... Teiidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I–XXIV. (Ameiva bridgesii, new combination, pp. 345–346).