- 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 onSan Salvador Island andRum Cay .
Two sub-species have been described for the two different island populations. "L.l.loxogrammus" onRum Cay and "L.l.parnelli" onSan 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]
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