Holcosus orcesi, also known commonly as Peters' ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to Ecuador.
Etymology The specific name, orcesi, is in honor of Ecuadorian herpetologist Gustavo Orcés.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Ameiva orcesi, p. 195).
Habitat The preferred habitat of Holcosus orcesi is shrubland at altitudes of .
Reproduction Holcosus orcesi is oviparous.
References
Further reading Harvey, Michael B.; Ugueto, Gabriel N.; Gutberlet, Ronald L., Jr. (2012). "Review of Teiid Morphology with a Revised Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata)". Zootaxa 3459: 1–156. (Holcosus orcesi, new combination, p. 123). Peters, James A. (1964). "The Lizard Genus Ameiva in Ecuador". Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 63 (3): 113–127. (Ameiva orcesi, new species, pp. 123–126).