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title: "Giant Ameiva"
description: "Ameiva ameiva — Répteis. Ameiva ameiva, also known as the giant ameiva, green ameiva, South American ground lizard, or Amazon racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae found in Central America, South America, and some Caribbean Islands."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/giant-ameiva
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Giant Ameiva

> Ameiva ameiva — Répteis. Ameiva ameiva, also known as the giant ameiva, green ameiva, South American ground lizard, or Amazon racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae found in Central America, South America, and some Caribbean Islands.

- Scientific name: *Ameiva ameiva*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 7349
- Wikidata: [Q461237](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q461237)
- iNaturalist taxon: [38913](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/38913)

## Names

- en: Giant Ameiva
- de: Grüne Ameive
- es: Ameiva gigante
- fr: Ameive commun
- nl: Gewone ameiva

## Countries with the most observations

BR (3014), US (1627), PE (827), GF (417), BO (399), SR (209), GY (175), CO (173), EC (66), AR (62), PY (55), VE (12)

## Summary

Ameiva ameiva, also known as the giant ameiva, green ameiva, South American ground lizard, or Amazon racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae found in Central America, South America, and some Caribbean Islands.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Jade Fortnash · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/65648209

## Machine access

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