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title: "Delicate Ameiva"
description: "Holcosus leptophrys — Reptielen. Holcosus leptophrys, also known commonly as the delicate ameiva and the delicate whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/delicate-ameiva
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Delicate Ameiva

> Holcosus leptophrys — Reptielen. Holcosus leptophrys, also known commonly as the delicate ameiva and the delicate whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae.

- Scientific name: *Holcosus leptophrys*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1368
- Wikidata: [Q943367](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q943367)
- iNaturalist taxon: [318691](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/318691)

## Names

- en: Delicate Ameiva
- es: Ameiva Delicate

## Countries with the most observations

CR (1033), PA (198), CO (19)

## Summary

Holcosus leptophrys, also known commonly as the delicate ameiva and the delicate whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to Central America and northwestern South America.

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

## Photo

![Delicate Ameiva](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/delicate-ameiva/medium.jpg)

Photo: lallen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/68620475

## Machine access

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