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title: "Rainbow Ameiva"
description: "Holcosus undulatus — Gady. Holcosus undulatus, also known commonly as the barred whiptail, the metallic ameiva, and the rainbow ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/rainbow-ameiva
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rainbow Ameiva

> Holcosus undulatus — Gady. Holcosus undulatus, also known commonly as the barred whiptail, the metallic ameiva, and the rainbow ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae.

- Scientific name: *Holcosus undulatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2532
- Wikidata: [Q1749661](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1749661)
- iNaturalist taxon: [318696](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/318696)

## Names

- en: Rainbow Ameiva
- de: Regenbogenameive
- es: Lagartija arcoiris
- it: Ameiva undulata
- nl: Ameiva undulata

## Countries with the most observations

MX (1164), CR (346), HN (214), BZ (176), GT (127), NI (115), SV (113)

## Summary

Holcosus undulatus, also known commonly as the barred whiptail, the metallic ameiva, and the rainbow ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species occurs in Central America from South Mexico to Costa Rica. There are three recognized subspecies.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Scott Loarie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/315314986

## Machine access

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