Central American whiptail

Central American whiptail (plural Central American whiptails)

1. A brown-colored lizard, Holcosus festivus, native to Central America and northern South America.

   Synonyms: Middle American ameiva, tiger ameiva

   • 2022 October 24, Hannah Thomasy, “They May Have Love on Their Lizard Brains”, in The New York Times‎:

     Actually, this last behavior is a good move for males of a number of species. Another lizard species, the Central American whiptail, has been observed offering a potential partner a lovely dead frog to eat before mating.