Ameiva, commonly called jungle-runners, is a genus of whiptail lizards that belongs to the family Teiidae.
Member species of the genus Ameiva are found in South America, Central America, Mexico, and throughout various islands of the Caribbean.
Additionally, Ameiva ameiva has been introduced to Florida in the United States.
Sourced from "The Reptile Database".
Ameiva ameiva (Linnaeus, 1758) – Giant Ameiva, Green Ameiva, Amazon RacerunnerAmeiva anomala Echternacht, 1977 – Echternacht's AmeivaAmeiva atrigularis (Garman, 1887) – Giant Ameiva, Amazon RacerunnerAmeiva auberi Cocteau, 1838 – Auber's AmeivaAmeiva bifrontata Cope, 1862 – Cope's AmeivaAmeiva bridgesii (Cope, 1869) – Bridge's AmeivaAmeiva chaitzami Stuart, 1942 – Chaitzam's AmeivaAmeiva chrysolaema Cope, 1868 – Common AmeivaAmeiva cineracea † (Barbour & Noble, 1915) – Guadeloupe Ameiva (extinct)Ameiva corax Censky & Paulson, 1992 – Censky's AmeivaAmeiva corvina Cope, 1861 – Sombrero AmeivaAmeiva dorsalis Gray, 1838 – Jamaica AmeivaAmeiva edracantha Bocourt, 1874 – Bocourt's AmeivaAmeiva erythrocephala Daudin, 1802 – St. Christopher AmeivaAmeiva exsul Cope, 1862 – (Common) Puerto Rican AmeivaAmeiva festiva (Lichtenstein, 1856) – Central American AmeivaAmeiva fuscata Garman, 1887 – Dominican AmeivaAmeiva griswoldi Barbour, 1916 – Antiguan Ameiva, Griswold's AmeivaAmeiva leberi Schwartz & Klinikowski, 1966 – Hispaniola AmeivaAmeiva leptophrys (Cope, 1893) – Delicate AmeivaAmeiva lineolata A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 – Pigmy Blue-tailed Ameiva, Dwarf TeiidAmeiva major † Duméril & Bibron, 1839 – Martinique Giant Ameiva (extinct)Ameiva maynardi Garman, 1888 – (Great) Inagua AmeivaAmeiva niceforoi Dunn, 1943Ameiva orcesi J. Peters, 1964 – Peters' AmeivaAmeiva plei Duméril & Bibron, 1839 – Anguilla Bank AmeivaAmeiva pluvianotata Garman, 1887 – Montiserrat AmeivaAmeiva polops Cope, 1962 – St. Croix Ameiva, Saint Croix Ground LizardAmeiva praesignis (Baird & Girard, 1852) – Giant Ameiva, Amazon RacerunnerAmeiva provitaae García-Pérez, 1995Ameiva quadrilineata (Hallowell, 1861) – Four-lined WhiptailAmeiva septemlineata A.H.A. Duméril, 1851 – Seven-lined AmeivaAmeiva taeniura Cope, 1862 – Hispaniolan Blue-tailed Ameiva, Haitian AmeivaAmeiva undulata (Wiegmann, 1834) – Rainbow AmeivaAmeiva vittata (Boulenger, 1902)Ameiva wetmorei Stejneger, 1913 – Puerto Rican Blue-tailed Ameiva, Wetmore's Ameiva
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Ameiva.
