rainbow whiptail (Cnemidophorus lemniscatus) Rainbow whiptail lizard (Cnemidophorus lemniscatus) female, Tobago
Date 13 December 2014, 11:30:11
Source Own work, from Sharp Photography http://www.sharpphotography.co.uk/
Author Charlesjsharp
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rainbow_whiptail_lizard_(Cnemidophorus_lemniscatus)_female.JPG
The rainbow whiptail (Cnemidophorus lemniscatus) is a species of lizard found in Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. It has also been introduced in Florida and has established populations there. A rainbow whiptail grows up to approximately 30.5 cm. Both sexually reproducing and parthenogenetic populations are known.
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Cnemidophorus
Species: Cnemidophorus lemniscatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms: Lacerta lemniscata
