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title: "Bonaire Whiptail"
description: "Cnemidophorus ruthveni — Gady. Cnemidophorus ruthveni, the Bonaire whiptail, is a species of lizard belonging to the family Teiidae, which includes the whiptails and related species."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/bonaire-whiptail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bonaire Whiptail

> Cnemidophorus ruthveni — Gady. Cnemidophorus ruthveni, the Bonaire whiptail, is a species of lizard belonging to the family Teiidae, which includes the whiptails and related species.

- Scientific name: *Cnemidophorus ruthveni*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 520
- Wikidata: [Q2980975](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2980975)
- iNaturalist taxon: [38720](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/38720)

## Names

- en: Bonaire Whiptail
- de: Bonaire-Rennechse

## Summary

Cnemidophorus ruthveni, the Bonaire whiptail, is a species of lizard belonging to the family Teiidae, which includes the whiptails and related species. This lizard is endemic to Bonaire. It was formerly considered a subspecies of Cnemidophorus murinus, commonly known as Laurenti's whiptail, but that name is now restricted to the form found on the island of Curacao.

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

## Photo

![Bonaire Whiptail](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bonaire-whiptail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andra Waagmeester · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/100116366

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bonaire-whiptail?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).