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Ground Lizard

Ameiva dorsalis

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Field Notes

Description:

*see 'Notes'*

Notes:

Brownish body, Light Blue Tail, Forked Tongue, dwells on ground instead of climbing trees, and digs for insects using pointed noses and claws.
(Very Bold lizards, some may even be aggressive)

Species ID Suggestions

Jamaican jungle runner

Ameiva dorsalis

Comments (5)

Hey AndreNonotthatAndretheotheroneSmith... cool looking lizard. Why don't you put SFraziers ID in. It looks right to me.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2011

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