Leiocephalus loxogrammus

Taxobox
name = San Salvador Curly-tailed Lizard
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
familia = Leiocephalidae
genus = "Leiocephalus"
species = "L. loxogrammus"
binomial_authority = (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"). The San Salvador Curly-tailed lizard 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. [Schwartz, A and R. W. Henderson. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. Descriptions, distributions and natural history. "University of Florida Press". Gainsville, US.]

ource

* [http://www.bnt.bs Bahamas National Trust]
* [http://www.ardastra.com Ardastra Gardens, Zoo and Conservation Center]