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Lizard on forest floor, Costa Rica Ameiva festiva,Central American Whiptail,Costa Rica,Geotagged

Lizard on forest floor, Costa Rica

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travismorhardt

Lion

I believe this is tiger ameiva, Ameiva festiva, based on the Wiki page and other sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameiva_festiva
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?enlarge=0000+0000+0807+0370
http://www.thehibbitts.net/terry/Scenery&Trips/CostaRica2008/costarica12008.html
http://costaricanaturalhistory.weebly.com/reptiles.html Posted 11 years ago

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The Central American Whiptail

The Middle American Ameiva, Central American Whiptail, or Tiger Ameiva is a species of whiptail lizard found from southern Mexico to Colombia.

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Similar species: Snakes And Lizards

Species identified by travismorhardt

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Uploaded Oct 25, 2012. Captured Mar 23, 2008 14:39 in 225, Costa Rica.

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NIKON D40
f/5.6
1/500s
ISO200
200mm