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title: "Auber's Ameiva"
description: "Pholidoscelis auberi — Répteis. Auber's ameiva (Pholidoscelis auberi), also known commonly as the Cuban ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/auber-s-ameiva
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Auber's Ameiva

> Pholidoscelis auberi — Répteis. Auber's ameiva (Pholidoscelis auberi), also known commonly as the Cuban ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae.

- Scientific name: *Pholidoscelis auberi*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 607
- Wikidata: [Q28949179](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28949179)
- iNaturalist taxon: [540064](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/540064)

## Names

- en: Auber's Ameiva
- de: Kuba-Ameive
- es: Correcostas

## Countries with the most observations

CU (336), BS (248)

## Summary

Auber's ameiva (Pholidoscelis auberi), also known commonly as the Cuban ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to the Bahamas and Cuba. There are 40 recognized subspecies.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auber%27s_ameiva

## Photo

![Auber's Ameiva](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/auber-s-ameiva/medium.jpg)

Photo: steve b · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/110566288

## Machine access

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