Jungle Runner

                        JUNGLE RUNNER 

SCIENTIFIC NAME :-     Ameiva ameiva

OCCURRENCE :-           Central America,S.America,East of Andes,USA,Florida

HABITAT :-                  Open grassland

SIZE :-                        Length 15 to 20 cm

FAMILY :-                    Teiidae

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS :-

1. It is a ground living slender active lizard with a thin , whip-like tail and long , forked tongue which can be extended out to catch the prey.
2. The male is larger than female and has prominent light spots on the body which are replaced by distinctive stripes along the body in females.
3. It is active in the morning and feeds on insects , spiders , small lizards , snails and other small invertebrates.
4. The female lays a clutch of 1-4 eggs after mating.