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title: "Middle American Ameiva"
description: "Holcosus festivus — Reptielen. Holcosus festivus, commonly known as the Central American whiptail, the Middle American ameiva, and the tiger ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/middle-american-ameiva
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Middle American Ameiva

> Holcosus festivus — Reptielen. Holcosus festivus, commonly known as the Central American whiptail, the Middle American ameiva, and the tiger ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae.

- Scientific name: *Holcosus festivus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 6186
- Wikidata: [Q18458244](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18458244)
- iNaturalist taxon: [318690](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/318690)

## Names

- en: Middle American Ameiva
- de: Zentralamerikanische Ameive
- es: Huico centroamericano

## Countries with the most observations

CR (4613), PA (473), CO (224), HN (209), MX (135), BZ (84), NI (45), GT (21)

## Summary

Holcosus festivus, commonly known as the Central American whiptail, the Middle American ameiva, and the tiger ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to Central America and northern South America.

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

## Photo

![Middle American Ameiva](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/middle-american-ameiva/medium.jpg)

Photo: Rehabilitated Zoologist · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/134412672

## Machine access

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