Holcosus leptophrys

Holcosus leptophrys, the delicate ameiva or delicate whiptail, is a species of whiptail lizard found in Panama and Costa Rica to Colombia.[2]

Holcosus leptophrys
in Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Holcosus
Species:
H. leptophrys
Binomial name
Holcosus leptophrys
(Cope, 1893)[2]
Synonyms

Ameiva leptophrys

Description

Brown coloured with bark-brown zig-zag lines running down each side.

References

  1. IUCN (2016). "Holcosus leptophrys". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Holcosus leptophrys at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
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