NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Antigua Bank Groundlizard
Pholidoscelis griswoldi (Barbour, 1916)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Griswold's ameiva on leaf litter
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Open encyclopedia reference
Griswold's ameiva (Pholidoscelis griswoldi), also known as the Antiguan ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to Antigua and Barbuda, where it is found on both islands. It is also known commonly as the Antiguan ameiva and the Antiguan ground lizard.
Wikipedia contributors, Griswold's ameiva; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:17:46.824408+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pholidoscelis griswoldi (Barbour, 1916)
- Name authority
- (Barbour, 1916)
- Common name
- Antigua Bank Groundlizard
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Teiidae
- Genus
- Pholidoscelis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderAutarchoglossa
- familyTeiidae
- genusPholidoscelis
- speciesPholidoscelis griswoldi (Barbour, 1916)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pholidoscelis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Common AmeivaPholidoscelis chrysolaemus (Cope, 1868) | TeiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Red-faced GroundlizardPholidoscelis erythrocephalus (Shaw, 1802) | TeiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dwarf TeiidPholidoscelis lineolatus (Duméril & Bibron, 1839) | TeiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Haitian AmeivaPholidoscelis taeniurus (Cope, 1862) | TeiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Puerto Rican Blue-tailed GroundlizardPholidoscelis wetmorei (Stejneger, 1913) | TeiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Guadeloupe AmeivaPholidoscelis cineraceus (Barbour & Noble, 1915) | TeiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mona AmeivaPholidoscelis alboguttatus (Boulenger, 1896) | TeiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Ameiva griswoldi Barbour, 1916 Barbour, 1916 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Pholidoscelis&species=griswoldi Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:8GQ74. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.