Holcosus leptophrys

Holcosus leptophrys
	in Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Teiidae
Genus:	Holcosus
Species:	H. leptophrys
Binomial name
	Holcosus leptophrys; (Cope, 1893)
Synonyms
	Ameiva leptophrys ; Cope, 1893; Holcosus leptophrys ; – Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet, 2012;

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.^[2]

H. leptophrys is brown-coloured, with bark-brown zig-zag lines running down each side.^{[citation needed]}

^ Acosta Chaves, V.; Batista, A.; García Rodríguez, A.; Ines Hladki, A.; Ramírez Pinilla, M.; Renjifo, J.; Urbina, N.; Vargas Álvarez, J. (2017) [errata version of 2015 assessment]. "Holcosus leptophrys". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T203181A115348198. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T203181A2761757.en. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Holcosus leptophrys at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database