| Ameiva | |
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| Ameiva ameiva male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Genus: | Ameiva F. Meyer, 1795 |
| Species | |
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14, see text | |
Ameiva, commonly called jungle-runners, is a genus of whiptail lizards that belongs to the family Teiidae.