Don't want to see ads? Sign up...




Holcosus leptophrys

Delicate Ameiva


Holcosus leptophrys

Borriguero

Family: Teiidae
Order: Squamata
Class: Reptilia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

 Request change



Filters




Description


Holcosus leptophrys, also known commonly as the delicate ameiva and the delicate whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to Central America and northwestern South America.

Geographic range: H. lepyophrys is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama.

 H. leptophrys is brown-coloured, with bark-brown zig-zag lines running down each side.

Source: Wikipedia, article Holcosus leptophrys. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





Geographic distribution


Loading map...




Species photographs

Count: 2

Foto
Photography ID: 205362
  Adult

Panamá City
Panamá
Panama
05/22/2017
Alec Earnshaw
Foto
Photography ID: 180969
  Adult

Parque Natural Metropolitano
Panamá
Panama
05/17/2005
Alec Earnshaw


 Add a photography of this species






Species vocalizations

Last vocalizations published



 Add an audio of this species





Species videos

Last filmings published




 Add a film of this species





Species reports



 Detail of places sorted by number of records






Species records

Count: 2



Page 1 of 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
58105422/05/2017PanamaPanamáParque Metropolitano, Panamá CityAlec Earnshaw
51626117/05/2005PanamaPanamáParque Natural MetropolitanoAlec Earnshaw
Page 1 of 1

 Add a record of this species

📖
Recommended citation
Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Delicate Ameiva (Holcosus leptophrys) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.