Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of small, inoffensive lizards, the type of the family Ameividæ, order Lacertilia.
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The little ameiva, on which it occasionally preys, is of a dark olive colour, speckled with black about the neck.
The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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Green Ameiva Care Sheet Scientific Name: Ameiva ameiva Common Name: Green Ameiva Distribution:
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