Leiocephalus psammodromus

Leiocephalus psammodromus
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Leiocephalidae
Genus:	Leiocephalus
Species:	L. psammodromus
Binomial name
Leiocephalus psammodromus Barbour, 1920

Leiocephalus psammodromus, commonly known as the Turks & Caicos curlytail and the Bastion Cay curlytail lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Leiocephalidae (curly-tailed lizards). ^[2] The species is native to the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean Sea. ^[3]

Conservation status

The species L. psammodromus was assessed as vulnerable by the IUCN in 2015 due to a sharply declining population threatened by habitat loss and invasive species. ^[1] 2008 surveys on South Caicos, Salt Cay, Cotton Cay, or Grand Turk, did not report any individual of this species, as a result it is considered potentially extinct on these islands. ^[4]

References

1. Reynolds, R. (2016). "Leiocephalus psammodromus ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T75316425A115483438.
2. Leiocephalus psammodromus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 23 August 2021.
3. Henderson, R.W.; Powell, R. (2009). Natural History of West Indian Reptiles and Amphibians. Gainesville, Florida, USA: University Press of Florida.
4. Buckner, S.D.; Franz, Richard; Reynolds, R.G. (2012). "Bahama Islands and Turks & Caicos Islands". In Powell, R.; Henderson, R.W. (eds.). Island Lists of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History. Vol. 51. pp. 85–166.