Leiocephalus loxogrammus

San Salvador Curly-tailed Lizard
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Leiocephalidae
Genus: Leiocephalus
Species: L. loxogrammus
Binomial name
Leiocephalus loxogrammus
(Schwartz, 1923)

Leiocephalus loxogrammus, commonly known as the San Salvador Curly-tailed Lizard, is a lizard species from the family of curly-tailed lizards (Leiocephalidae). It is endemic to the Bahama islands and is only known on San Salvador Island and Rum Cay.

Two sub-species have been described for the two different island populations. L.l.loxogrammus on Rum Cay and L.l.parnelli on San Salvador Island.[1]

References

  1. Schwartz, A and R. W. Henderson. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. Descriptions, distributions and natural history. University of Florida Press. Gainesville, US.
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