Martinique giant ameiva

The Martinique giant ameiva (Pholidoscelis major) was a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. It is believed to have been endemic to Martinique, though at least one scholar disputes this, instead placing it on Les Iles de la Petite Terre within the Guadeloupean archipelago.^[2] It is known only from museum specimens collected by early European explorers. Its extinction may have been caused by a hurricane, or through the introduction of predatory species to the island.

Martinique giant ameiva
Conservation status
Extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Family:	Teiidae
Genus:	Pholidoscelis
Species:	†P. major
Binomial name
†Pholidoscelis major Duméril & Bibron, 1839
Location of Martinique
Synonyms
Ameiva major