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title: "Anguilla Bank Ameiva"
description: "Pholidoscelis plei — Reptiles. Pholidoscelis plei, known commonly as the Anguilla Bank ameiva or the Caribbean ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/anguilla-bank-ameiva
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Anguilla Bank Ameiva

> Pholidoscelis plei — Reptiles. Pholidoscelis plei, known commonly as the Anguilla Bank ameiva or the Caribbean ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae.

- Scientific name: *Pholidoscelis plei*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1061
- Wikidata: [Q28949665](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28949665)
- iNaturalist taxon: [540077](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/540077)

## Names

- en: Anguilla Bank Ameiva
- fr: Ameive du Banc d'Anguilla

## Countries with the most observations

BL (554), SX (172), AI (160), MF (130)

## Summary

Pholidoscelis plei, known commonly as the Anguilla Bank ameiva or the Caribbean ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is found on the Caribbean islands of Anguilla, Saint Martin, and Saint Barthélemy in the Lesser Antilles. Its coloration and markings vary between each island population. Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pholidoscelis_plei

## Photo

![Anguilla Bank Ameiva](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/anguilla-bank-ameiva/medium.jpg)

Photo: MadMagpie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/196461318

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/anguilla-bank-ameiva?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).