• Source: Leiocephalus etheridgei

Leiocephalus etheridgei, commonly known as the Morovis curlytail, is an extinct species of lizard in the family Leiocephalidae (curly-tailed lizards). The species was native to Puerto Rico.




Etymology


The specific name, etheridgei, is in honor of American herpetologist Richard Emmett Etheridge.




Geographic range


L. etherigei is only known from fossil remains found in a cave in the municipality of Morovis, Puerto Rico.




References






Further reading


Pregill G (1981). Late Pleistocene Herpetofaunas From Puerto Rico. The University of Kansas Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 71. Lawrence: The University of Kansas. 72 pp. (Leiocephalus etheridgei, new species, pp. 35–38, Figures 17–18).
Pregill GK (1992). Systematics of the West Indian Lizard Genus Leiocephalus (Squamata: Iguania: Tropiduridae). The University of Kansas Museum of Natural History Miscellaneous Publication No. 84. Lawrence: University of Kansas. 69 pp.

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Leiocephalus etheridgei
• Curly-tailed lizard
• IUCN Red List of extinct species
• List of amphibians and reptiles of Cuba
• IUCN Red List endangered species (Animalia)
• List of least concern reptiles