Martinique Giant Ameiva

Martinique Giant Ameiva
Conservation status
Extinct (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Teiidae
Genus:	Ameiva
Species:	A. major
Binomial name
Ameiva major Duméril & Bibron, 1839

The Martinique Giant Ameiva (Ameiva major) was a species of lizard in the Teiidae family. It is believed to have been endemic to Martinique, though at least one scholar disputes this, instead placing it on Les Iles de la Petite Terre within the Guadeloupean archipelago.^[1] It is known only from museum specimens collected by early European explorers. Its extinction may have been caused by a hurricane.

This lizard article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · edit] Notes ^ Powell & Henderson 2005, p. 66, attributing this view to Brueil, 2002. References Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999), Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean, Macmillan Education Ltd, pp. 89, 109, ISBN 0-333-69141-5  Powell, Robert; Henderson, Robert W. (2005), "Conservation Status of Lesser Antillean Reptiles", Iguana 12 (2): 63–77  World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Ameiva major. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007. External links Ameiva major at the Encyclopedia of Life Ameiva major at the Reptile Database Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Flamengo Park Shandel Samuel Look at other dictionaries: Ameiva — Taxobox name = Ameiva image width = 200px image caption = Ameiva fuscata regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata familia = Teiidae genus = Ameiva genus authority = Meyer, 1795 Ameiva is a lizard genus which belongs… …   Wikipedia List of extinct animals of Martinique and Guadeloupe — The list of extinct animals in Martinique and Guadeloupe features the animals that have become extinct in the French Overseas Departments of Martinique and Guadeloupe. 9 animal extinctions have occurred in Martinique, and 9 animal extinction in… …   Wikipedia List of extinct animals of North America — This is an incomplete list of extinct animals of North America. This list covers only extinctions from the Holocene epoch, a geological period that extends from the present day back to about 10,000 radiocarbon years, approximately 11,430 ± 130… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”