Giant Ameiva: Catching fascinating wild lizards in Florida
Species Account: This neotropical species is common in several sections of Dade County and in Deerfield Beach, Broward County. They frequent open areas, including fields, parklands, weedy canal banks, and warehouse and office complexes. Its presence in Florida is presumably due to escapees from the pet trade. Two different-looking populations are present in Florida. Adult males in the dusky population may reach 61 cm (2 ft) in length and have charcoal to bluish-gray backs with crossrows of pale blue, yellowish, or whitish spots, which also appear on the limbs. Adult males in the green-rumped population seldom exceed 46 cm (18 in) in length and have backs that are entirely green or are brownish anteriorly and green posteriorly. The upper sides are darker and speckled with prominent, dark-edged, white spots that shade to blue towards the belly. These alert lizards have high preferred body temperature and bask between bouts of foraging, when they nervously move between patches of cover. They are very fast and can run on their hind legs. They dig burrows that they use as escape shelters and at night (Bartlett and Bartlett 1999).
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