Rainbow whiptail

{{Short description|Species of lizard}}

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| image = Cnemidophorus lemniscatus (02).JPG

| image_caption = Tayrona National Natural Park, Magdalena Department, Colombia

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| genus = Cnemidophorus

| species = lemniscatus

| authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)

}}

File:Rainbow whiptail juvenile female.jpg

The rainbow whiptail (Cnemidophorus lemniscatus) is a species of lizard found in Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. It has also been introduced in Florida and has established populations there.{{NRDB species|genus=Cnemidophorus|species=lemniscatus|accessdate=14 November 2014}} A rainbow whiptail grows up to approximately 12 inches (30.5 cm).

Both sexually reproducing and parthenogenetic populations are known.

File:Cnemidophorus lemniscatus (01).JPG|Tayrona National Natural Park, Colombia

File:Cnemidophorus lemniscatus blue (cropped).JPG|Blue specimen in Providencia Island, Colombia

File:Rainbow Ameiva.jpg|Tayrona National Natural Park, Colombia

File:Rainbow whiptail (Cnemidophorus lemniscatus) - Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona 05.jpg|Rainbow whiptail at Tayrona Natural Park.

File:Rainbow whiptail (Cnemidophorus lemniscatus) Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona 04.jpg|Struggle between two Cnemidophorus lemniscatus.