Leiocephalus loxogrammus

Leiocephalus loxogrammus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Leiocephalidae
Genus:	Leiocephalus
Species:	L. loxogrammus
Binomial name
Leiocephalus loxogrammus (Cope, 1887)
Synonyms [2]
Liocephalus [sic] loxogrammus Cope, 1887 Leiocephalus loxogrammus — Barbour & Shreve, 1935

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). The species is 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. ^[3]

References

1. Buckner, S.; Powell, R.; Reynolds, R. (2016). "Leiocephalus loxogrammus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T75308180A115482798.
2. "Leiocephalus loxogrammus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
3. Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 714 pp. ISBN   978-0813010496.

Further reading

• Cope ED (1887). "List of the Batrachia and Reptilia of the Bahama Islands". Proceedings of the United States National Museum10: 436-439. ("Liocephalus [sic] 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 Trust
• Ardastra Gardens, Zoo and Conservation Center