''Leiocephalus loxogrammus'', commonly known as the Rum Cay curlytail lizard and the San Salvador curlytail, is a lizard
species in the
family of
curly-tailed lizard
Leiocephalidae, also known as the curlytail lizards or curly-tailed lizards, is a family of iguanian lizards restricted to the West Indies. One of the defining features of these lizards is that their tail often curls over. They were previously ...
(Leiocephalidae). The species is
endemic to
The Bahamas and is only known to be found on
San Salvador Island and
Rum Cay.
Subspecies
Two
subspecies
In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...
have been described for the two different island populations: ''L. l. loxogrammus'' on Rum Cay and ''L. l. parnelli'' on San Salvador Island.
[ Schwartz A, 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
*
Cope ED (1887). "List of the Batrachia and Reptilia of the Bahama Islands". ''Proceedings of the United States National Museum'' 10: 436-439. ("''Liocephalus''
ic''loxogrammus'' ", new species, pp. 437-438).
*
Schwartz A,
Thomas R (1975). ''A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles''.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (''Leiocephalus loxogrammus'', p. 130).
External links
Bahamas National TrustArdastra Gardens, Zoo and Conservation Center
Leiocephalus
Fauna of the Bahamas
Endemic fauna of the Bahamas
Reptiles described in 1887
Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope
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