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Leiocephalus Loxogrammus
''Leiocephalus loxogrammus'', commonly known as the Rum Cay curlytail lizard and the San Salvador curlytail, is a lizard species in the Family (biology), family of curly-tailed lizard (Leiocephalidae). The species is Endemism, endemic to The Bahamas and is only known to be found on San Salvador Island and Rum Cay. Subspecies Two subspecies have been described for the two different island populations: ''L. l. loxogrammus'' on Rum Cay and ''L. l. parnelli'' on San Salvador Island.Albert Schwartz (zoologist), Schwartz A, Robert William Henderson, Henderson RW (1991). ''Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 714 pp. . References Further reading *Edward Drinker Cope, Cope ED (1887). "List of the Batrachia and Reptilia of the Bahama Islands". ''Proceedings of the United States National Museum'' 10: 436-439. ("''Liocephalus'' [sic] ''loxogrammus'' ", new species, pp. 437-438). *Albert Schw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Drinker Cope
Edward Drinker Cope (July 28, 1840 – April 12, 1897) was an American zoologist, paleontologist, comparative anatomist, herpetologist, and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of 19. Though his father tried to raise Cope as a gentleman farmer, he eventually acquiesced to his son's scientific aspirations. Cope married his cousin and had one child; the family moved from Philadelphia to Haddonfield, New Jersey, although Cope would maintain a residence and museum in Philadelphia in his later years. Cope had little formal scientific training, and he eschewed a teaching position for field work. He made regular trips to the American West, prospecting in the 1870s and 1880s, often as a member of United States Geological Survey teams. A personal feud between Cope and paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh led to a period of intense fossil-finding competition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
