Belize Biodiversity Information System

Taxonomy

Species ID	030365
Name	Shake hand
Other Common Names	Shake pawýbeach racerunnerýhuico de playa
Category	03 Reptiles
Phylum
Subphylum
Class	Reptilia
Subclass
Suborder	Sauria
Family	Teiidae
Genus	Cnemidophorus
Species	lemniscatus
Subspecies
References	1

Comments

1* The Belizean vernacular name shake-hand alludes to the lizard's habit of running a short distance, stopping and waving a front limb in the air.

Distribution

DISTRICT	References
Toledo	1
Belize	1

ELEVATION Association	References
0-100 m	1
1-200 m	1

QUAD Distribution	References
16 15' to 16 30'; 88 15' to 88 30'	1
17 15' to 17 30'; 88 30' to 88 45'	1

Holdridge Life Zone Distribution	References
Marine	1
Tropical moist-transition to Subtropical	1

Habitat Associations

Forest Type Associations	Seral Stage	Canopy Closure	References
Seasonally waterlogged fire-induced shrubland of the plains.	Canopy unknown	Canopy unknown	1
Pine Forest and Orchard Savanna	Canopy unknown	Canopy unknown	1
Coastal Formations	Canopy unknown	Canopy unknown	1
Disturbed scrub	Canopy unknown	Canopy unknown	1
Broadleaf Forest w/Occasional Lime-loving Species; Cohune-Banak forest.	Canopy unknown	Canopy unknown	1

References

1  Stafford, P. J. and J. R. Meyer. 2000. A guide to the reptiles of
   Belize. Academic Press, London. pp. 160-162.