Leiocephalus greenwayi
| Leiocephalus greenwayi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Leiocephalidae |
| Genus: | Leiocephalus |
| Species: | L. greenwayi |
| Binomial name | |
| Leiocephalus greenwayi Barbour & Shreve, 1935 | |
Leiocephalus greenwayi, commonly known as the East Plana Cay curly-tailed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family of curly-tailed lizards (Leiocephalidae).[2]
Etymology
The specific name, greenwayi, is in honor of American ornithologist James Cowan Greenway.[3]
Geographic range
L. greenwayi is endemic to the Bahama Islands and has an extremely restricted range as it is only found on the Eastern island of the Plana Cays.[2]
Conservation status
This curly-tailed lizard is not listed by the IUCN or CITES as needing any special conservation, however, research is needed to determine its vulnerability due to its restricted range.[1]
References
- 1 2 Powell R; Hedges SB; Mayer GC. (2011). "Leiocephalus greenwayi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- 1 2 Schwartz A, Henderson RW. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. Descriptions, Distributions and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Leiocephalus greenwayi, p. 107).
Further reading
- Barbour T, Shreve B. 1935. Concerning some Bahamian Reptiles, with Notes on the Fauna. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 40: 347-365. (Leiocephalus greenwayi, new species, p. 358).
- 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 greenwayi, p. 130).
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