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Guadeloupe Ameiva
Pholidoscelis cineraceus (Barbour & Noble, 1915)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Guadeloupe ameiva (Pholidoscelis cineraceus) was a species of Teiidae lizards that was endemic to Guadeloupe. It is known from specimens collected by early European explorers. The fossil record shows that it once ranged across Guadeloupe, La Désirade, Marie-Galante, and Îles des Saintes, but in most recent times it was restricted to Grand Ilet, just offshore of Petit-Bourg. It was last recorded in 1914. Its extinction likely occurred when this area was decimated by a hurricane in 1928. The Guadeloupe ameiva was reported as a ground-dwelling lizard. It fed on plants and carrion (including dead individuals of its species).
Wikipedia contributors, Guadeloupe ameiva; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:37:37.693356+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pholidoscelis cineraceus (Barbour & Noble, 1915)
- Name authority
- (Barbour & Noble, 1915)
- Common name
- Guadeloupe Ameiva
- 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 cineraceus (Barbour & Noble, 1915)
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 |
| Antigua Bank GroundlizardPholidoscelis griswoldi (Barbour, 1916) | 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 |
| 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 cineracea Barbour & Noble, 1915 Barbour & Noble, 1915 | 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=cineraceus 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:8GSPB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.