Holcosus chaitzami, also known commonly as Chaitzam's ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to extreme southern North America and Central America.
Etymology
The specific name, chaitzami, is "dedicated to Chaitzam, the mountain lord who dominates the lower Cahabón Valley".
Geographic range
H. chaitzami is found in Guatemala and in the southernmost Mexican state of Chiapas.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of H. chaitzami is forest, at altitudes of .
Description
A small species for its genus, H. chaitzami may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about .
Reproduction
H. chaitzami is oviparous.
References
Further reading
- , , (2012). "Review of Teiid Morphology with a Revised Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata)". Zootaxa 3459: 1âÂÂ156. (Holcosus chaitzami, new combination).
- , , , (2015). "The Herpetofauna of Chiapas, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation". Mesoamerican Herpetology 2 (3): 272âÂÂ329.
- (2000). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Maya World: The Lowlands of Mexico, Northern Guatemala, and Belize. Ithaca, New York: Comstock Publishing Associates, a Division of Cornell University Press. 416 pp. . (Ameiva chaitzami).
- (1942). "Comments on the undulata Group of Ameiva (Sauria)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 55: 143âÂÂ150. (Ameiva chaitzami, new species, pp. 143âÂÂ145).